Of
the
Warres
and
troubles
in
Flaunders
,
during
the
raigne
of
the
Emperoure
Charles
the
fifth
,
and
since
those
dayes
a
rehearsall
of
sundrie
things
,
till
the
late
death
of
Don
Iohn
de
Austria
.
IN
the
raigne
of
the
mightie
Emperour
Charles
the
fi●…th
,
whose
victories
&
conquests
are
registred
in
Chronicle
,
Flaunders
did
flourishe
with
Souldioures
,
abounde
in
wealth
,
prospered
in
w●…r
,
and
wanted
neyther
wise
men
to
make
peace
at
their
aduantage
,
nor
good
Gouernoures
,
to
maynteyne
their
publike
stare
&
common
commoditie
:
and
yet
their
Countrey
stoode
neuer
frée
from
troubles
,
nor
their
Townes
,
Fortes
,
and
fo●…tifications
coulde
any
long
whyle
in
quietnesse
remayne
,
the
occasion
whereof
may
procéede
,
eyther
of
the
ambition
of
this
gréedie
worlde
,
or
the
plagues
prepared
of
God
and
poured
on
the
people
,
whose
wealth
and
pride
was
so
great
,
that
they
were
wart
so
wanton
with
abundaunce
of
treasure
,
that
sometymes
they
fell
to
open
rebellion
,
treason
,
and
insolencie
,
and
sometime
to
such
disorder
of
life
,
as
was
not
to
be
suffered
.
For
the
which
cause
,
the
Emperour
made
in
Gaunt
a
great
Castel
,
and
kept
such
a
garrison
in
the
same
,
as
might
feare
the
offenders
,
and
animate
good
subiectes
in
well
doing
.
So
the
whole
Country
of
Flaunders
,
Braban●…
,
Seland
,
Holland
,
Artoys
,
Henalt
,
Namure
(
and
other
members
thereof
whatsoeuer
)
were
gouerned
by
a
Regente
,
called
the
Quéene
of
Hungary
,
sister
to
the
Emperoure
,
in
whyche
season
fell
out
many
matters
,
but
especially
suche
warres
as
I
meane
to
make
mention
of
,
and
ought
not
to
be
forgotten
in
this
shorte
rehearsall
of
the
affayres
of
Flaunders
.
Nowe
to
touche
briefelie
the
broyles
and
businesse
of
those
dayes
,
it
is
to
be
presupposed
,
that
Fraunce
hadde
a
clayme
to
some
partes
of
the
Countrey
of
Flaunders
,
for
whyche
clayme
or
gréedie
desire
of
dominion
,
a
most
cruell
and
pitifull
warre
burst
out
betweene
the
Emperoure
,
and
the
French
King.
And
continuing
long
in
diuers
exploytes
and
exercises
of
armes
,
the
King
of
Na●…arre
with
an
armie
entred
the
lowe
Countrey
(
néere
vnto
Saint
Homers
)
burning
and
spoyling
what
hée
thought
conuenient
,
or
had
by
sworde
conquered
.
Monsieur
Grand
Maeter
,
called
Count
Dernes
,
dyd
leauie
another
power
of
Burgonyons
,
Flemmings
,
and
Englishmen
,
and
so
marched
,
to
withstande
the
furie
of
the
Frenche
,
and
encamped
himselfe
néere
vnto
the
King
of
Nauarre
,
called
Duke
de
Vandoem
,
where
was
oftentimes
hote
skirmishes
,
and
good
leaping
of
dikes
,
the
seruice
was
so
well
plyed
on
both
the
parties
.
At
whyche
seruice
,
were
sundrie
English
bands
,
and
many
Gentlemen
of
Englande
,
as
Sir
Anthonie
Storley
,
Captayne
Matson
,
Francis
Hor●…ey
,
Sir
William
Drurie
,
Captayne
Mitchell
,
Captayne
Plonket
,
Captayne
Hinde
,
my selfe
,
and
a
great
number
of
others
,
whose
names
I
haue
forgotten
.
This
businesse
béeyng
done
,
and
the
Frenchmen
retyred
,
Monsieure
Grand
Maeter
beséeged
Hedding
,
and
battered
the
Castell
,
where
Duke
Orace
was
slayne
,
and
manye
other
noble
men
of
Fraunce
,
and
at
length
,
the
Castell
and
Towne
was
assaulted
,
and
Captayne
Matsons
Auntiente
was
the
fyrste
that
entred
the
Towne
(
William
Hinde
bearing
it
)
and
gaue
the
fyrste
signe
of
victorie
:
after
whyche
Conquest
,
with
the
pause
of
thrée
dayes
aduisemente
,
the
Castell
of
Hedding
was
yéelded
to
Monsieur
Dernes
,
and
the
Frenche
Souldyoures
marched
away
with
bagge
and
baggage
,
to
the
greate
glorie
of
the
Burgonyons
,
and
discontentmente
of
the
French.
The
Emperoure
not
long
after
,
wyth
a
puissante
power
,
and
a
mightie
armye
,
beséeged
Meatz
in
Lorraine
,
in
whyche
Towne
was
a
greate
number
of
the
floure
of
Fraunce
placed
,
as
Duke
D'Aumail
,
Duke
De
Namures
,
and
the
Vidaem
de
Chartoys
,
a
lustie
and
noble
Gentleman
,
wyth
whyche
Vidaem
was
the
Lorde
Charles
Howarde
of
Effingham
that
nowe
is
.
And
the
Frenche
so
worthilie
behaued
themselues
in
that
Towne
,
(
by
sallies
,
and
issuing
out
vppon
the
Emperoures
Campe
)
that
the
Emperoure
was
fayne
to
rayse
hys
séege
,
wyth
the
losse
of
twentye
thousande
menne
by
Sworde
and
Pestilence
,
and
so
departed
,
and
missed
the
thyng
hée
looked
for
▪
From
Artoys
the
meane
whyle
,
Monsieur
Grande
Maeter
,
with
a
greate
power
,
wente
along
the
water
of
Some
,
and
spoyled
two
Townes
of
good
strength
,
the
one
called
Noyon
,
and
the
other
Roye
,
wyth
a
number
of
other
Uillages
.
And
in
the
same
iourney
,
before
Pyroen
,
was
Sir
William
Drurie
shotte
through
the
bridle
hande
by
a
Frenchman
,
that
offered
to
breake
a
Lance
vpon
him
,
who
threwe
downe
his
staffe
when
hée
shoulde
haue
putte
it
in
the
rest
,
and
so
discharged
hys
Dagge
at
Sir
William
Drurie
,
whyche
was
accompted
the
parte
of
a
Cowarde
.
At
the
same
instant
,
or
very
soone
after
,
the
Frenchmen
beséeged
Hedding
agayne
,
where
Monsieur
Byron
was
,
as
Generall
.
His
Father
Mon.
Grand
Maeter
came
to
raise
the
séege
with
a
sufficiente
power
,
but
came
too
late
,
for
the
French
hadde
wonne
it
the
same
nyghte
that
we
laye
in
Campe
,
within
two
leagues
of
Hedding
,
and
Monsieur
Byron
commyng
away
wyth
bagge
and
baggage
,
sente
vs
worde
of
hys
misfortune
,
whyche
newes
so
tooke
away
the
courages
of
oure
people
(
I
meane
Burgonyons
,
and
suche
as
were
in
oure
Campe
)
that
we
marched
without
sounde
of
Drumme
or
Trumpet
that
nyght
,
to
Saint
Poule
,
a
neutre
Towne
on
the
frontiers
,
and
the
season
was
then
so
terrible
cold
,
that
all
the
way
we
had
but
Snowe
and
sléete
in
oure
faces
,
with
suche
a
winde
and
blustering
storme
,
as
many
dyed
by
the
way
,
and
many
fell
sicke
of
their
suddayne
and
sore
trauell
.
Héere
I
must
a
little
tell
you
of
the
strange
manner
of
both
oure
Camps
at
all
times
and
extremities
,
whyche
in
déede
was
of
the
worlde
to
be
wondered
at
:
for
the
French
woulde
sometimes
make
hast
to
followe
vs
,
but
when
they
came
néere
,
then
woulde
they
retyre
,
wyth
as
greate
expedition
,
as
they
made
hast
before
:
and
in
lyke
sorte
,
we
followed
them
vppon
the
lyke
aduantage
.
But
when
our
Campe
came
in
the
smell
of
theyr
Poulder
,
away
wée
trudged
as
fast
(
God
knowes
,
)
without
any
greate
occasion
.
And
in
this
trade
and
manner
the
whole
forces
of
both
the
sydes
continued
a
maruellous
tyme
,
and
yet
assuredlye
on
both
partes
were
manye
stoute
and
valiante
Captaynes
,
and
menne
of
suche
fame
,
as
to
these
dayes
there
are
but
a
fewe
lefte
alyue
of
theyr
worthynesse
.
About
this
time
Rentie
was
besieged
,
where
manye
noble
things
were
done
,
so
valiantly
,
and
with
suche
courage
and
conduct
,
as
merits
great
praise
:
but
in
fine
,
the
French
were
faine
to
withdraw
themselues
,
and
the
Burgonians
succoured
the
Fort
with
no
little
losse
or
hazarde
.
The
greate
Citie
and
Towne
of
Arras
had
like
to
haue
bin
betrayed
,
but
the
treason
was
espied
,
and
the
practise
preuented
,
to
some
losse
of
the
French
side
.
Monsieur
Dernes
dyed
,
and
in
his
place
came
Monsieur
Benningcourt
,
who
,
being
Graund
Maister
,
prepared
to
besiege
Dorlean
,
and
laye
neare
it
with
a
huge
power
,
the
French
by
a
great
pollicie
,
laide
an
ambushe
of
horsemen
and
footmen
in
a
place
conuenient
,
and
the
Burgonions
casting
no
doubt
,
went
about
some
enterprise
,
and
fell
in
the
lapse
of
the
French
,
where
was
a
maruellous
great
fighte
and
sharpe
encounter
,
horsemen
to
horsemen
,
at
the
leaste
fiue
thousand
on
a
side
,
and
the
Burgonians
at
the
first
wan
a
gyddon
or
two
from
the
French
,
and
tooke
manye
prisoners
.
But
in
the
end
,
the
broile
began
to
be
so
hote
,
that
the
Prince
of
P●…anoys
was
smored
to
deathe
in
hys
armoure
,
and
the
Duke
of
Ascot
was
taken
prisoner
,
and
the
Burgonions
were
forced
to
make
the
best
shift
for
themselues
that
they
coulde
,
at
whiche
seruice
and
other
exploites
before
,
was
Sir
William
Drurie
,
and
moste
of
the
Gentlemen
and
souldioures
of
Englande
before
named
.
Hedding
was
againe
besieged
by
the
Burgonions
,
and
wonne
from
the
French
,
and
rased
to
the
verye
grounde
,
to
the
vtter
disgrace
of
the
Frenche
,
and
great
glorie
of
the
other
side
.
The
Emperoure
his
owne
person
,
and
his
sister
the
Regent
,
came
with
a
wonderfull
great
armie
to
Cambris
,
and
abode
the
French
Kings
comming
,
for
a
battell
.
The
French
King
came
,
and
presented
the
battel
,
with
such
a
multitude
of
braue
Souldyers
,
horsemen
and
footemen
,
as
seldome
I
euer
sawe
before
,
and
in
déede
they
marched
full
in
the
face
and
viewe
of
the
Emperours
campe
,
which
was
so
entrenched
,
that
the
French
coulde
not
haue
any
aduauntage
,
and
so
,
after
the
great
ordinance
had
gone
off
a
long
season
,
the
Frenche
in
a
moste
noble
and
braue
order
retired
.
A
strong
and
goodly
Towne
called
Turwaine
,
was
besieged
by
the
Burgonions
,
battered
and
assaulted
,
at
which
assaulte
we
lost
many
men
.
But
the
Spaniardes
were
euen
with
the
towne
after
:
For
at
a
parlée
,
the
Spaniarde
,
sodainely
entred
the
towne
,
and
so
a
greate
murther
of
all
sortes
of
people
was
made
,
in
somuche
,
that
I
sawe
sundrye
wounded
and
sicke
Gentlemen
and
Gentlewomen
,
leape
downe
from
the
toppe
of
the
walles
,
but
that
preuailed
not
,
for
the
murther
continued
,
and
the
towne
was
cleane
spoyled
,
throwne
down
,
and
rased
in
moste
cruell
dispite
.
There
was
many
other
seruices
in
Flaunders
,
the
whiche
I
saw
not
at
that
season
,
wherfore
I
do
commit
the
reporte
thereof
to
those
that
are
better
experimented
with
the
causes
,
and
haue
a
minde
to
set
them
out
at
large
.
For
my
onlye
meaning
was
,
but
briefly
to
make
a
rehearsall
of
suche
things
as
I
knewe
to
be
true
,
and
may
not
wearye
a
willing
Reader
.
Nowe
after
a
number
of
broyles
and
warlike
affaires
were
ended
,
the
Emperour
and
the
Quéene
of
Hungarie
tooke
shypping
,
and
went
into
Spaine
,
and
ended
their
liues
in
a
Monasterie
,
and
in
Flaunders
was
placed
,
King
Phillip
,
in
whose
time
was
many
great
actes
done
,
and
sundry
battels
worthily
gotten
.
The
greatest
of
those
victories
was
at
Saint
Quintines
,
whiche
towne
King
Philip
besieged
.
To
the
rescue
of
the
same
towne
,
the
French
King
sent
the
chiefest
of
al
his
nobilitie
with
a
puissaunt
power
,
but
the
King
of
Spaine
hys
hap
was
to
encounter
them
,
and
ouerthrowe
them
:
and
making
a
greate
slaughter
,
tooke
the
highe
Conestable
of
France
,
and
many
other
honorable
and
mightie
personages
prisoners
.
The
town
of
Saint
Quintines
notwithstanding
,
stoode
to
the
mercye
of
the
sworde
,
and
woulde
not
yéelde
in
any
respect
.
Wherevpon
a
Generall
assaulte
was
roundly
giuen
,
in
going
to
the
whiche
assaulte
,
the
Lorde
Henry
Dudley
was
slaine
,
a
lustie
and
towarde
Gentleman
,
but
in
●…ine
,
with
much
adoe
,
and
very
great
seruice
and
slaughter
,
Saint
Quintines
was
won
and
spoiled
,
and
an
English
Gentleman
(
nowe
sir
Nicholas
Malby
)
of
good
valor
and
courage
,
wanne
Saint
Quintines
heade
,
whiche
was
held
as
a
greate
and
holy
Relique
among
the
Frenchmen
.
At
this
siege
was
the
Erle
of
Penbrooke
sent
from
Quéen
Mary
,
as
Generall
ouer
fiue
thousande
Englishemen
,
and
in
that
company
,
the
Lorde
Grey
of
Wilton
,
the
Earle
of
Leycester
,
called
then
Lorde
Robert
Dudley
,
and
the
Lord
Henry
his
brother
,
Lorde
Bray
,
Lorde
Delawaer
,
Sir
William
Courtney
,
Sir
Iohn
Pollard
,
and
a
greate
number
of
nobilitie
,
and
worthy
Gentlemen
,
which
being
mustred
and
putte
in
order
of
battell
on
Saint
Peters
gréene
by
Callice
,
made
as
gallant
a
shewe
as
was
séene
in
those
partes
a
long
season
before
.
King
Phillippe
béeyng
happye
in
warres
,
and
hauyng
alwayes
,
or
the
most
parte
,
victorie
(
and
aduauntage
ouer
the
Frenche
)
made
what
stirre
or
businesse
hée
pleased
,
during
the
time
of
his
abode
in
Flaunders
,
and
departing
to
Spaine
,
lefte
the
Dutchesse
of
Parma
as
Regent
.
But
about
that
season
,
or
anone
after
,
the
French
Kyng
sente
Monsieur
de
Termes
,
who
was
Generall
of
Callice
(
when
England
had
loste
it
)
with
tenne
thousand
Souldioures
,
to
destroy
a
greate
péece
of
the
lowe
countrie
,
and
they
prospered
a
while
,
and
burnte
Donkirke
,
and
Berges
,
and
sundrie
other
Townes
and
Uillages
.
But
the
Counte
De
Egmond
,
with
a
noble
bande
of
Burgonions
,
gaue
a
charge
vppon
Monsieur
de
Termes
before
Grauelin
,
and
ouerthrewe
hys
whole
armye
,
leauing
but
a
fewe
horsemenne
to
runne
awaye
and
make
reporte
of
the
conflicte
.
Oure
shippes
on
the
Sea
(
as
some
saye
)
dyd
further
muche
this
victorie
.
Thus
all
this
while
did
Flaunders
moste
manfullye
an●…
stoutlye
striue
with
the
Frenchmen
,
and
gote
commonly●…
twice
so
muche
as
they
loste
,
either
by
martiall
feates
in
field
,
or
pollicie
at
home
in
peace
.
And
surely
Flaunders
had
the
name
to
haue
as
greate
souldiors
,
and
as
wise
Counselloures
,
as
any
one
parte
of
Christendome
.
Lette
their
actes
in
our
daies
be
a
testimonie
to
trie
their
valor
and
worthinesse
,
and
for
my
parte
I
goe
no
further
in
their
fame
and
glorie
,
than
al
their
neighboures
can
beare
witnesse
of
,
and
hath
bin
séene
in
the
compasse
of
thirtie
yeares
,
of
whiche
time
I
haue
had
some
triall
among
them
of
their
wars
and
experiences
in
martiall
causes
.
But
what
can
mans
force
or
pollicie
doe
,
when
God
withdrawes
his
goodnesse
from
the
people●…
Did
not
Rome
florish
many
yeares
,
and
conquered
in
a
maner
the
greater
parte
of
the
world
?
Did
not
Carthage
,
Thebes
,
Athens
,
Florence
,
Genewa
,
Venice
,
Naples
,
and
a
number
of
other
Kingdomes
and
Seigniories
,
abounde
in
wealth
and
glorie
?
and
nowe
at
these
daies
are
but
a
few
of
them
left
able
to
compare
with
this
little
Iland
.
And
to
speake
of
Flaunders
,
though
I
knew
the
day
when
it
might
haue
compared
with
the
greatest
state
that
I
haue
named
,
the
greater
is
the
fall
thereof
at
this
presente
,
and
the
more
it
is
to
be
lamented
,
not
onely
bicause
it
was
our
antient
neighbour
and
friende
,
but
for
that
it
was
a
famous
and
riche
countrey
,
whiche
I
leaue
to
Gods
ordinance
and
appointmente
,
purpos●…ng
to
follow
the
matter
I
haue
taken
in
hand
.
The
Dutchesse
of
Parma
remaining
Regent
,
had
much
adoe
to
quiet
things
in
hir
time
,
for
the
state
beganne
to
be
deuided
,
and
a
quarrel
betwéene
the
Cardinall
Granduiell
,
and
Monsieur
Degmond
(
who
gaue
the
Cardinall
a
blow
)
encreased
such
dissention
,
as
coulde
not
be
a
long
w●…ile
bée
pacified
:
and
then
the
Prince
of
Orange
,
Counte
de
Horne
,
Counte
de
He●…traed
,
and
others
of
the
greatest
calling
,
aduaunced
Religion
,
and
brought
suche
matters
in
question
,
as
bredde
great
businesse
and
bloudshed
.
The
first
of
this
ruffling
and
sturre
began
at
Antwerpe
,
where
they
threwe
down
Images
,
and
made
a
greate
vproare
among
the
common
people
,
so
that
they
fell
to
sides
and
factions
,
and
thereby
a
grudge
of
ranckor
tooke
roote
in
their
heartes
,
in
suche
sorte
,
that
the
one
side
sought
the
others
ouerthrow
and
vtter
subuersion
.
At
thys
tyme
,
a
greate
Citie
called
Valentian
,
taking
holde
and
sauoure
of
Religion
,
reuolted
from
the
Regent
,
whiche
towne
was
besieged
a
long
season
by
the
Regents
power
,
and
by
practise
and
policie
surprised
,
taken
,
and
cruelly
handled
.
But
in
the
mean
season
,
there
was
one
called
Monsieur
Tolouse
,
that
assembled
a
company
of
souldioures
,
to
the
number
of
two
thousand
,
and
fortified
a
place
neare
Antwerpe
,
called
Auste●…uiel
,
in
minde
to
exercise
Religion
there
,
and
to
draw
as
many
vnto
them
,
as
were
fauorers
of
that
enterprise
.
The
Regent
hearing
thereof
,
with
all
expedition
sente
Monsieur
Beauoys
,
with
a
sufficient
hand
,
both
of
horsmen
&
footemen
,
which
set
vpon
Monsieur
Tolouse
his
companye
(
when
they
were
not
well
prouided
to
withstande
such
a
chardge
)
and
ouerthrewe
the
whole
assembly
,
putting
to
the
sworde
as
many
as
they
coulde
lay
hand
vpon
,
with
as
great
terror
and
crueltie
,
as
coulde
anye
waye
be
imagined
.
The
common
people
of
Antwerpe
standyng
on
their
walles
,
and
beholding
this
murther
and
massacre
,
began
to
murmure
at
the
matter
,
and
so
burst
out
in
open
words
of
malice
,
and
swore
to
reuenge
the
bloudshed
they
behelde
of
their
brethren
and
countrimen
.
Whervpon
a
common
crie
was
sodain●…ly
raised
throughout
the
stréetes
,
of
Viue
le
geuxe
,
&
all
the
people
arming
themselues
in
euerye
parte
of
the
Citie
,
came
running
to
the
Mear
Broeg
,
a
wide
and
large
stréete
,
adioyning
to
the
Borse
,
&
when
they
hadde
assembled
togither
to
the
number
of
tenne
thousand
shotte
,
and
armed
menne
,
they
determined
to
march
out
of
the
towne
,
and
méete
Monsieur
Beauoys
,
as
hée
returned
from
Austreuiel
.
But
in
the
market
place
was
assembled
twelue
Auntients
of
the
Regents
side
,
who
had
the
keyes
of
the
gates
,
and
so
kepte
the
people
from
their
purpose
a
little
season
.
But
the
multitude
was
so
greate
,
and
the
people
swarmed
so
thicke
in
euery
place
,
that
the
Regentes
power
in
the
Market
place
were
●…aine
to
drawe
the
Cannons
from
the
walles
,
and
gather
theyr
friendes
togither
from
all
partes
of
the
Citye
,
and
hauyng
a
greate
power
,
all
in
one
place
,
they
chardged
all
theyr
Cannons
and
greate
péeces
with
haile
shotte
,
and
dydde
fortifye
themselues
in
the
Market
place
verye
stronglye
.
The
nighte
before
,
one
Capitayne
Bright
,
and
Capitaine
Marya
an
Italian
,
hadde
broken
all
the
bridges
and
passages
,
that
the
people
of
the
Citie
shoulde
haue
gone
ouer
,
or
haue
hadde
anye
passage
at
,
whiche
was
done
vppon
some
suspition
they
had
conceiued
of
a
reuolte
.
The
people
being
with
this
and
other
occasions
made
angrie
,
and
brought
in
a
rage
,
beganne
furiouslye
to
goe
aboute
the
walles
,
and
kepte
togither
by
thousandes
and
multitudes
,
the
number
whereof
coulde
not
easilye
be
knowen
:
but
they
were
iudged
in
all
to
be
fiue
and
twentye
thousande
able
men
,
and
yet
among
them
hadde
they
no
speciall
Captaine
,
no●…
any
that
woulde
take
vppon
him
to
sh●…w
what
was
necessarie
to
be
done
,
in
this
their
extreame
hazard
and
danger
.
The
Prince
of
Orange
,
the
Count
de
Horne
,
the
Count
de
Host●…
Monsieur
Decaerdes
,
&
al
the
nobilitie
being
afraide
to
offende
the
King
with
an
open
reuolte
,
did
perswade
the
Regents
power
,
to
make
peace
with
the
people
,
and
aboute
that
perswasion
they
spente
thrée
long
houres
.
But
the
Regents
power
being
experimented
Souldiours
,
woulde
lose
no
occasion
to
conquere
their
enimies
.
And
on
that
pointe
they
stoode
so
sti●…elye
,
that
they
determined
presentlye
to
gyue
the
commoners
a
battell
,
and
trie
oute
the
matter
by
sworde
,
and
not
by
sweete
persuas●…ons
.
And
to
performe
the
same
,
they
sette
all
in
order
,
and
were
readye
to
marche
into
the
Citie
,
and
méete
with
the
people
,
as
by
fortune
they
mighte
any
waye
encounter
them
.
The
Prince
,
and
the
Nobilitie
muche
grieued
with
this
bloudye
resolution
,
repaired
towardes
the
people
,
and
tolde
them
all
the
matter
,
and
willed
them
to
goe
to
their
owne
houses
,
and
he
would
sée
,
that
all
thinges
should
be
wel
ended
.
The
people
liked
no
whit
that
councell
,
and
gaue
the
Prince
euil
wordes
,
and
a
greate
number
of
them
burst
into
my
lodging
.
And
bycause
the
Prince
hadde
made
of
mée
before
,
(
and
that
they
knew
I
hadde
serued
in
the
Emperoures
dayes
,
)
they
called
me
forth
,
and
saide
I
shoulde
be
theyr
leader
,
whiche
thing
I
refused
as
far
as
I
durst
,
alleadging
,
I
was
ignoraunt
of
suche
affayres
:
wherevpon
,
they
bent
theyr
pikes
on
me
in
a
greate
furie
.
I
beholding
the
extreamitie
I
was
in
,
gaue
them
my
faith
,
and
so
came
into
the
stréete
among
the
reste
of
their
companye
,
where
I
was
so
receiued
,
as
fewe
woulde
haue
beléeued
the
manner
thereof
,
but
suche
as
had
séene
it
.
Witnesse
Sir
Thomas
Gressam
.
Then
knowing
the
daunger
we
were
in
,
and
finding
no
way
so
good
for
our
expectation
,
as
spéedily
to
preuent
the
harmes
the
ennimies
mighte
doe
vs
,
I
drewe
the
whole
power
into
a
strong
péece
of
grounde
,
called
Noua
Vielle
,
digged
and
defenced
of
it selfe
,
and
tooke
out
of
the
companye
an
eyght
thousande
souldioures
well
appointed
,
and
marched
to
one
of
the
Gates
.
And
beatyng
downe
a
little
posterne
with
barres
of
yron
,
we
sallied
out
into
the
fieldes
,
to
encounter
Monsieur
Beauoys
,
giuing
cha●…ge
to
a
thousande
shotte
,
to
kéepe
the
posterne
,
till
we
retourned
in
againe
,
which
duly
did
their
endeuour
,
as
well
for
their
owne
liues
,
as
oure
safetie
.
But
wanting
horsemen
to
discouer
the
enimy
,
and
hauing
no
fitte
grounde
to
auoide
the
charge
of
the
enimies
horsemen
,
whiche
came
lustily
on
a
great
gallop
to
holde
vs
in
play
till
their
footemen
hadde
ouertaken
them
,
we
softely
and
orderly
retyred
,
leauing
in
the
face
of
the
enimie
a
sufficient
company
of
shotte
,
that
galled
their
horses
,
&
held
them
at
a
stay
,
til
we
had
recouered
the
towne
againe
,
whiche
done
,
we
shutte
vp
the
posterne
,
and
lefte
men
to
guarde
it
,
and
so
came
to
our
power
,
that
hadde
in
this
season
furnished
themselues
wyth
weapon
,
pouder
,
shotte
,
armour
,
and
all
things
necessarie
for
a
battel
.
At
our
comming
in
,
the
prince
of
Orange
came
to
me
,
&
gaue
me
thankes
,
for
sauing
the
liues
of
so
many
men
that
had
bin
abroade
,
which
Monsieur
Beauoys
was
like
ynoughe
to
ouerthrowe
,
bycause
he
had
a
great
band
of
horsemen
in
his
campe
.
The
Regentes
power
in
the
market
place
hearing
,
that
oure
men
woulde
fight
,
and
hadde
prepared
thinges
for
that
purpose
,
and
séeyng
oure
companye
encrease
continuallye
,
stoode
in
a
doubt
and
durste
not
issue
oute
of
the
market
place
,
whiche
was
well
fortified
and
guarded
rounde
aboute
with
greate
chaines
and
greate
péeces
rammed
full
of
haile
shotte
,
and
other
mischiefe
méete
for
a
murther
.
Now
I
asked
of
my
companie
,
if
they
woulde
fight
,
and
desired
such
as
would
be
in
their
houses
to
depart
,
whereat
they
flang
vp
a
thousande
Cappes
,
and
cryed
,
arme
,
arme
,
Battallia
,
Battallia
,
viue
le
geuxe
.
I
hearing
this
crie
,
and
noting
their
courage
,
as
well
as
I
could
,
set
them
in
order
,
and
tooke
with
all
possible
spéede
the
high
way
towards
the
Market
place
,
willing
all
those
that
woulde
saue
their
houses
from
spoyling
,
to
ayde
vs
with
Munition
,
and
suche
things
as
we
wanted
.
And
as
soone
as
we
came
to
C●…pper
str●…et
,
we
sent
foure
thousand
shotte
to
enter
(
on
a
warning
giuen
)
on
the
backes
of
our
enimies
,
which
they
were
readie
to
do
when
we
ioyned
in
battell
.
The
day
was
faire
,
and
the
people
left
in
their
houses
,
reioyced
so
at
our
comming
by
them
,
and
made
such
a
shoute
and
crye
,
that
we
had
good
hope
of
victorie
:
and
to
atteyne
the
same
,
we
marched
a
great
pace
,
cr●…ing
all
the
way
Viue
le
geuxe
,
in
so
muche
,
that
the
very
noyse
of
thys
crye
came
to
the
hearing
of
the
enimie
,
and
neyther
Drumme
nor
Trumpet
could
be
heard
of
any
side
,
the
crye
that
wée
made
was
so
greate
,
(
the
like
of
whiche
noyse
since
I
was
borne
I
neuer
hearde
.
)
And
as
we
approched
almost
to
the
mouth
of
the
Cannon
,
and
view
of
the
enimie
,
the
Prince
of
Orange
,
and
all
the
Nobilitie
(
to
saue
bloud
,
and
the
liues
of
thousands
)
came
betwéene
both
the
armies
,
and
desired
vs
to
retire
,
declaring
,
the
enimie
was
stronger
(
by
meane
of
their
good
Souldioures
and
artillerie
)
than
we
:
and
as
he
sayde
,
it
was
impossible
for
vs
to
enter
vpon
them
.
At
which
words
,
our
people
fell
in
so
greate
a
rage
,
that
they
cryed
,
kill
the
Prince
,
and
surely
,
had
not
some
saued
him
(
I
name
them
not
)
he
had
bin
slayne
.
But
both
the
Prince
,
and
a
number
of
the
noble
men
,
being
frighted
with
the
furious
follie
of
the
people
,
retired
so
hastilie
forwarde
,
that
their
Horses
fell
downe
:
and
the
Prince
beyng
conuayde
safelie
into
another
Stréete
,
we
tooke
the
aduantage
of
time
.
And
making
a
shew
,
as
though
we
had
ouerthrowne
these
noble
men
,
we
marched
immediately
vpon
the
enimie
,
crying
s●…ill
Viu●…
le
geuxe
,
and
they
beholding
oure
boldnesse
,
and
perceiuing
the
sho●…te
that
should
haue
entred
on
the
backe
side
of
them
,
withoute
gyuing
fire
to
anye
péece
,
cryed
in
lyke
sorte
Viue
le
geuxe
,
and
yéelded
themselues
,
withoute
any
stroke
stricken
,
vnto
vs
,
in
most
humblest
sorte
and
manner
,
simply
and
playnely
.
A
thyng
to
be
wondered
at
,
and
coulde
not
be
broughte
to
passe
but
onely
by
Gods
ordinance
.
Nowe
hauing
this
peaceable
victorie
,
we
soughte
all
possible
meanes
to
reste
in
suretie
,
and
come
by
that
wée
desired
,
whiche
was
(
as
the
people
confessed
)
the
libertie
of
the
Gospell
.
And
for
oure
most
aduantage
,
we
tooke
wyth
vs
diuers
of
the
enimies
chiefetaynes
,
and
foure
and
twentie
Cannons
and
greate
péeces
,
whiche
they
hadde
all
readie
charged
,
and
marching
from
the
enimie
,
we
came
to
the
Mear
Br●…eg
,
and
there
encamped
,
chayning
and
choking
the
corners
of
euerie
stréete
with
Cartes
,
bigge
timber
,
Barrels
,
and
other
necessaries
,
to
holde
out
the
enimie
,
and
to
debate
the
matter
at
the
push
of
the
Pyke
,
if
néede
required
.
And
finishing
these
fortifications
,
we
thrust
euerie
windowe
full
of
shotte
that
might
serue
for
the
●…lancking
of
the
stréetes
,
(
and
commande
the
rest
of
the
houses
in
the
compasse
of
our
shotte
)
that
nothing
might
be
a
lette
or
hind●…rance
to
our
desired
hope
.
By
this
time
,
the
Prince
had
the
keyes
of
the
Towne
,
and
no
man
coulde
eyther
enter
,
or
go
out
,
without
the
licence
of
the
people
encamped
in
the
Mear
Broeg
,
for
we
kept
the
watch
and
ward
,
and
had
the
only
rule
of
all
Antwerp
,
without
any
empeachment
or
contradiction
.
And
aboute
midnighte
after
this
victorie
,
diuers
of
the
Souldioures
in
greate
companyes
came
vnto
me
,
and
desired
to
go
and
spoyle
the
Catholikes
houses
.
I
tolde
them
,
that
it
was
more
méete
to
watche
and
be
in
readinesse
for
the
enimie
,
for
the
Prince
hadde
tolde
me
,
how
they
prepared
to
assaulte
oure
Campe
the
same
presente
nyghte
,
whyche
policie
kepte
oure
people
in
quiet
:
and
further
,
I
knewe
,
if
wée
hadde
spoyled
one
house
,
wée
shoulde
haue
ransackt
the
whole
Towne
,
and
when
I
hadde
gotten
anye
treasure
,
I
béeyng
a
straunger
,
shoulde
haue
had
my
throte
cutte
for
my
goodes
.
But
in
very
earnest
,
I
made
the
Prince
priuie
to
all
those
thyngs
I
dyd
,
or
intended
to
doe
,
whyche
kepte
the
best
of
the
company
in
feare
to
offende
,
and
made
the
worst
reforme
themselues
,
before
they
committed
any
violente
acte
,
or
fell
into
open
disorder
and
follie
.
The
seconde
daye
,
the
enimies
beganne
newe
practises
,
and
the
Margraue
and
Burgo
maisters
went
busilie
about
some
mischiefe
towards
vs
,
and
deuised
many
wayes
how
they
mighte
weaken
our
power
,
and
augment
their
owne
strength
,
and
had
secret
communication
with
many
of
our
camp
(
who
were
rich
men
of
the
Towne
)
to
bring
to
passe
the
effect
of
their
deuises
.
Aboute
dinner
time
,
I
being
with
the
Prince
at
the
Table
,
the
people
had
broken
into
the
Friers
,
and
spoyled
their
house
,
which
was
a
beginning
of
a
bloudie
businesse
,
had
it
gone
forward
.
The
Prince
hearing
thereof
,
sent
me
to
pacifie
the
hurly burly
,
and
I
came
,
when
sixe
Friers
were
going
to
hanging
,
and
the
people
were
determined
to
kill
all
the
Papistes
in
the
Towne
,
especially
the
Priests
,
Monckes
,
and
Friers
:
but
I
persuaded
the
people
to
be
in
quiet
,
and
preserued
the
liues
of
the
Friers
,
and
thousands
of
their
betters
,
both
honest
Gentlemen
,
and
wealthie
Burgeses
.
The
same
nighte
,
the
rudest
,
and
most
disordred
of
al
our
company
,
came
in
a
great
heate
,
and
told
me
,
that
in
one
Battes
his
house
,
an
Englishman
,
was
a
great
flocke
of
Friers
and
Religions
persons
,
and
all
the
treasure
that
they
could
gather
and
bring
:
but
by
this
time
had
a
practise
of
the
Burgo
Maisters
taken
such
place
,
that
I
was
fayne
to
kéepe
watch
all
the
night
,
with
all
the
armed
men
,
&
chiefe
shotte
in
our
Camp
,
and
yet
cleane
againste
oure
hope
;
dyuers
of
our
people
were
fledde
from
vs
to
a
contrarie
side
.
Then
I
was
sent
to
the
Prince
from
our
people
,
to
demaund
what
was
the
meaning
of
these
matters
,
for
he
had
daylie
conference
with
the
Borgo
Maisters
,
and
others
,
about
a
common
quietnesse
(
which
our
rude
and
basest
sorte
of
Souldioures
vnderstoode
not
.
)
And
the
Prince
to
my
demaunde
aunswered
some
what
sharplie
,
and
declared
,
that
the
Calui●…stes
had
sworne
to
kill
the
Martinistes
,
whyche
he
would
not
suffer
,
and
by
the
threatning
of
himselfe
to
his
owne
face
the
firste
daye
,
he
smelled
some
suche
smoke
as
woulde
breede
a
furious
slain
of
fire
.
Wherefore
he
willed
the
people
to
vse
more
temperance
,
and
shew
more
fidelitie
and
seruice
to
God
and
his
person
.
This
message
so
vered
the
vayne
heads
of
numbers
in
our
Camp
,
that
they
determined
to
the
last
droppe
of
their
blouds
to
maynteyne
their
purpose
for
their
liues
and
libertie
.
And
the
grauest
and
wisest
sort
,
who
were
of
great
wealth
and
experience
,
confessed
openly
,
that
the
brute
raised
,
for
the
killing
of
the
Martinistes
,
was
a
deuice
of
some
diuelishe
inuention
,
to
set
bréethren
at
variance
.
But
in
a
little
while
after
,
our
company
grewe
so
weake
,
that
wée
were
but
fiftéene
thousand
left
,
of
fiue
and
twentie
,
whych
fiftéene
thousand
were
become
so
resolute
,
that
they
purposed
the
nexte
morning
to
giue
all
their
enimies
a
battell
,
and
s●…are
,
neither
to
spare
one
nor
other
.
And
in
this
heate
and
furie
,
they
badde
me
looke
to
my
promise
,
and
kéepe
my
faith
,
for
they
doubted
not
,
but
God
would
giue
them
victorie
,
for
their
quarrell
was
onely
for
the
aduancemente
of
Gods
glorie
and
hys
word
.
The
next
day
,
the
enimies
grew
very
strong
,
what
with
Spanyards
Easterlings
,
Burgonions
,
Almaynes
,
and
Martinistes
,
the
stréetes
were
all
couered
with
their
assemblyes
.
And
we
hearing
they
were
sparckled
abroad
,
and
without
order
,
suddaynely
we
thought
to
charge
them
:
and
so
putting
our selues
in
battell
,
began
to
march
:
the
brute
whereof
so
amazed
the
enimies
,
that
they
caused
the
Prince
to
send
and
stay
vs
,
and
that
they
were
glad
to
talke
of
peace
,
and
would
not
any
way
offend
vs
,
the
Prince
sent
.
Whervpon
we
stayed
,
and
I
was
agayne
sent
from
the
people
to
the
Prince
,
to
will
all
our
aduersaries
immediately
to
lay
downe
weapon
,
and
goe
home
to
their
houses
,
for
otherwise
there
was
no
hope
of
peace
.
The
Prince
willed
me
to
persuade
them
to
goe
home
first
,
and
promised
that
all
the
Citie
should
be
in
quiet
,
so
soone
as
they
were
in
their
houses
:
to
the
which
I
replyed
,
and
sayd
,
that
our
people
were
now
able
and
strong
ynough
to
debate
the
matter
in
any
maner
of
sort
,
and
being
in
their
houses
,
and
the
enimie
in
armour
,
the
suretie
of
our
people
mighte
be
doubtfull
.
And
I
knew
I
shoulde
but
offend
the
people
,
to
bring
them
newes
,
that
they
must
giue
place
to
their
enimies
,
when
they
were
maisters
of
the
Towne
,
and
the
enimie
scattered
abroade
,
and
not
like
to
be
in
order
,
if
we
tooke
the
aduantage
that
God
had
put
into
our
hands
.
Wherfore
in
hast
there
was
no
more
to
be
saide
,
but
eyther
the
enimie
must
defend
&
fight
,
or
without
delay
withdraw
themselues
home
ward
,
and
let
them
vse
victorie
that
gat
it
.
The
Prince
gaue
no
aunswere
to
this
,
and
our
men
halled
me
away
,
that
were
sente
to
the
Prince
with
me
.
And
when
I
came
to
the
people
,
there
was
a
new
crye
,
Viue
le
geuxe
,
Battailia
,
Battailia
,
and
suche
a
shoute
and
noyse
was
suddaynely
raysed
,
as
made
the
enimie
afrayde
and
trem●…le
,
and
the
whole
Towne
to
draw
to
some
accorde
and
pacification
.
And
in
greate
post
hast
came
a
messenger
from
the
enimies
,
that
they
woulde
lay
downe
weapon
,
and
agrée
,
that
there
shoulde
be
a
frée
libertie
of
Preaching
,
and
no
person
shoulde
(
of
this
our
assemblie
)
be
troubled
,
for
anye
matter
or
cause
committed
.
And
to
performe
this
that
the
enimies
offered
,
they
promised
to
sweare
on
a
Bible
,
and
so
they
did
,
at
which
othe
and
offer
our
people
reioysed
,
and
clapped
handes
,
but
still
they
manfullie
stoode
in
order
of
battell
.
The
enimies
duly
obserued
the
appoyntment
made
,
and
went
euery
man
to
his
lodging
,
accordingly
as
the
order
was
taken
,
and
when
we
sawe
and
found
all
things
in
quiet
,
we
marched
along
the
stréetes
with
Anciente
displayed
,
and
as
euery
man
came
by
his
owne
house
,
he
entred
.
But
before
we
wer
all
placed
in
our
lodgings
,
it
grew
very
late
.
Thus
ended
this
greate
reuolte
,
without
bloudshed
or
hurte
to
any
one
person
liuing
.
And
for
our
paynes
,
and
true
performance
in
things
that
we
promised
,
we
reaped
trouble
and
persecution
:
and
in
a
little
season
after
,
both
Prince
and
people
were
driuen
through
a
thousande
hazards
,
to
saue
life
and
libertie
.
The
Prince
was
fayne
to
depart
to
a
Towne
of
his
owne
called
Breda
,
and
hauing
hast
away
(
or
for
some
great
cause
)
left
his
sonne
and
heyre
called
Monsieur
Debuer
in
Louaine
at
Schole
:
and
dyuers
Gentlemen
shifted
away
as
they
might
:
among
the
rest
I
seambled
hardly
into
Englande
,
being
layde
for
,
and
yet
so
desguised
,
that
I
escaped
the
handes
of
my
enimies
,
who
hadde
a
commaundement
from
the
Regente
,
to
put
mée
to
death
with
Martiali
law
(
a
badde
recompence
for
so
great
good
and
diligence
bestowed
on
hir
people
,
and
a
naughtie
reward
for
the
frute
of
a
good
meaning
mind
.
)
Flaunders
,
and
all
the
lowe
Countreys
belonging
to
the
King
of
Spayne
,
after
this
time
,
fell
in
a
maruellous
mislike
of
King
Philips
friendes
,
and
so
to
bridle
that
Countrey
,
and
kéepe
the
people
in
awe
and
feare
,
were
appoynted
streighte
lawes
,
and
seuere
Gouernoures
.
And
among
the
rest
of
cruelties
,
the
inquisition
was
thought
a
necessarie
curb
or
plague
,
to
persecute
the
heads
that
were
thrust
out
too
farre
.
And
with
this
inquisition
was
sente
from
Kyng
Philip
the
Duke
of
Alua
,
a
graue
Prince
,
but
a
sterne
and
stoute
Souldyoure
,
at
whose
comming
,
the
Dutches
of
Parma
was
to
departe
,
and
to
yéelde
the
gouernemente
to
the
aforesayde
Duke
of
Alua.
And
to
fetche
him
into
the
Countrey
,
went
the
Count
Degmond
,
and
al
the
Nobilitie
of
Fla●…ders
,
whereof
some
were
eyther
in
Religion
,
or
other
causes
,
to
King
Philip
,
offendors
before
.
But
neyther
their
offering
of
seruice
,
nor
diligent
attendance
,
coulde
plucke
him
from
his
purpose
,
that
came
for
a
pretenced
persecution
and
s●…ourge
,
prepared
for
people
that
God
appointed
to
be
plagued
.
And
the
Duke
of
Al●…a
minding
the
matter
he
came
for
,
and
forgetting
no
aduantage
that
mighte
be
taken
in
time
,
beganne
roughly
,
and
wyth
some
rigor
,
to
shew
the
power
and
commission
he
had
,
sparing
neyther
purse
,
c●…ming
,
nor
practise
,
to
accomplish
hys
desire
,
and
bring
to
full
effect
by
sword
and
policie
the
substance
of
a
plotte
and
grounde
,
settled
in
his
iudgemente
.
And
going
on
a
determined
course
(
neyther
reuocable
,
nor
to
be
controlled
)
like
a
Hercules
,
that
woulde
sette
Pillers
where
neuer
none
had
bin
,
procéeded
so
farre
in
his
owne
opinion
and
resolute
mind
,
that
he
feared
the
offenders
so
much
,
that
gladde
was
the
man
(
of
what
degrée
soeuer
hée
was
)
that
by
submission
myghte
purchace
hys
fauoure
.
And
he
fyndyng
hymselfe
thus
feared
and
soughte
vnto
,
vsed
hys
forces
and
extremities
,
to
subdue
by
violence
that
whyche
some
Gouernoures
by
swéete
persuasions
woulde
haue
reformed
:
wherevppon
,
hée
layde
handes
on
the
Count
Degmonde
,
Count
De
Horne
,
and
many
others
,
that
he
thoughte
woulde
bée
a
lette
to
that
he
went
about
,
and
hadde
at
his
commaundemente
for
the
execution
of
these
causes
▪
a
greate
number
of
Spanyardes
and
Straungers
,
that
gaped
for
nothing
else
,
but
the
liues
and
goodes
of
those
,
that
eyther
rigour
of
law
,
or
seueare
iustice
hadde
condemned
:
so
withoute
delayes
,
or
deferring
of
punishmentes
,
vppon
an
open
Skaffolde
,
to
the
greate
terror
of
the
beholders
,
Count
Degmonde
,
and
Count
De
Horne
were
beheaded
,
after
theyr
araynemente
&
condemnation
made
:
and
many
others
were
not
only
dayly
troubled
,
but
likewise
were
put
to
death
,
and
a
generall
persecution
was
ministred
and
felt
through
the
whole
Countrey
of
Flanders
.
The
Spanyards
,
as
maysters
and
rulers
of
all
Fortes
,
Townes
,
and
strong
holdes
,
prospered
in
wealth
,
brauerie
,
and
benefite
,
and
became
so
hauty
and
stoute
,
that
neyther
Burgonion
nor
Flemming
durst
struggle
with
them
,
in
ame
sort
or
manner
:
by
whiche
meanes
,
the
people
murmured
,
and
thought
all
amisse
,
but
knew
not
how
to
amend
anye
péece
thereof
.
Wherfore
they
put
their
neckes
willinglie
in
the
yoke
,
and
drew
that
way
that
the
Spanyardes
would
wrest
them
,
offering
no
resistance
to
any
insolence
or
disordered
behauioure
that
the
Spanyarde
might
vse
towards
them
.
And
in
that
kinde
of
seruitude
the
poore
Countrey
continued
a
long
season
.
Upon
the
mislike
of
some
●…ractions
,
and
other
streyghte
handlings
,
there
grewe
a
grudge
and
a
common
hatred
among
the
people
agaynst
the
Spanyards
,
but
they
were
so
hardly
held
&
looked
vnto
,
that
both
their
power
fayled
to
answere
their
mindes
,
and
their
courage
was
daunted
,
and
could
do
nothing
in
recouering
their
former
liberties
and
priuiledges
belonging
to
their
state
.
Then
diuers
fleddé
from
their
patrimonies
and
liuing
,
and
came
to
the
Count
Lodwike
,
who
hadde
gathered
a
good
power
,
and
lay
in
Freeseland
to
anoy
the
Spanyards
,
and
wi●…e
a
Towne
called
Groening
.
And
this
valiát
Earle
had
many
followers
and
fauourers
,
and
many
times
wanne
of
the
Spanyards
,
and
put
them
to
the
foyle
.
But
in
conclusion
,
his
people
béeing
not
all
sound
(
nor
so
desirous
to
sight
as
they
were
willing
to
haue
warres
)
in
a
maner
at
a
great
extremitie
and
pushe
of
seruice
,
for
sooke
their
noble
Captaine
,
&
cowardly
behaued
themselues
,
when
valiancie
should
most
haue
bin
séene
,
and
force
of
manhode
&
sword
might
by
fortune
haue
gotté
great
victory
.
In
which
ouer
sight
&
féeble
spréete
of
the
Almaynes
,
the
Counte
Lodwike
was
put
to
flight
,
all
his
pow●…r
eyther
ouerthrowne
or
dispersed
,
and
he
himselfe
forced
to
make
shift
in
the
best
manner
he
coulde
(
hauing
loste
at
this
encounter
seauen
thousande
men
,
and
all
his
campe
spoyled
,
and
no
one
thing
left
at
his
power
and
commaundement
,
that
before
his
enimies
had
no
power
of
.
Master
Crewes
,
an
auntient
Souldioure
,
was
at
this
ouerthrowe
with
the
Counte
Lodwicke
.
The
Spaniardes
,
as
occasion
fell
out
,
on
this
victorie
(
besides
the
other
greate
hopes
they
had
)
waxed
some
what
more
stoute
than
they
were
wont
to
be
,
and
hauing
the
brydle
caste
on
their
neckes
,
(
and
holding
the
bitte
in
their
téeth
)
ranne
what
course
they
thought
conuenient
,
not
fearing
the
myre
that
a
headstrong
horse
mighte
happen
in
,
nor
suspecting
any
danger
that
ouermuch
libertie
myghte
bring
them
to
,
fell
after
in
a
mischeuous
Labyrinth
,
and
could
not
get
out
of
the
same
,
since
that
present
time
,
to
this
day
,
as
héereafter
in
playne
discourse
shall
appéere
.
Nowe
the
Countrey
of
Flaunders
,
perceyuing
that
the
Spaniardes
soughte
not
to
preserue
the
people
thereof
,
nor
vse
anye
meane
to
encrease
credite
,
and
continue
in
good
liking
,
and
finding
(
as
they
thought
)
those
that
should
haue
proued
guides
and
shepeheards
,
became
Wolues
and
spoilers
of
their
common
wealth
,
the
willing
obedience
of
thousands
grew
to
a
common
contempt
and
wilfull
stubbornnesse
,
and
fewe
was
the
number
were
lefte
willinglye
to
obey
the
Duke
of
Aluaes
direction
,
and
new
deuised
orders
that
the
straungers
had
offered
them
.
So
some
ran
to
the
Prince
of
Orange
,
some
fled
to
England
,
(
and
that
in
greate
numbers
)
some
slypped
into
Fraunce
,
and
some
were
readye
to
tourne
any
way
,
and
goe
where
Fortune
assygned
them
.
And
great
was
the
griefe
that
some
did
féele
,
that
tarryed
at
home
,
who
gladly
kept
silence
,
and
watched
a
season
to
vtter
their
malice
,
or
auoyde
their
present
mischiefe
.
Flaunders
and
all
the
lowe
countries
being
in
this
perplexitie
,
began
to
decline
and
waxe
féeble
,
both
of
force
and
courage
:
the
souldioures
little
set
by
:
their
marchaunts
despised
:
and
their
noble
men
so
daunted
(
by
meanes
of
the
pride
of
the
Spaniarde
,
and
plague
of
the
●…nquisition
)
that
they
thoughte
themselues
rather
in
a
slauishe
bon●…age
,
than
handled
like
subiectes
:
and
woulde
haue
faine
shaken
●…st
the
yoke
of
this
seruitude
,
but
their
power
was
so
small
,
and
their
miserie
so
greate
,
that
little
or
nothing
at
all
coulde
they
doe
,
and
were
forced
to
beare
and
su●…er
with
patience
,
a
burthen
most
heauie
,
and
a
loade
that
ouercharged
both
bodye
and
conscience
.
The
Prince
of
Orange
hauing
hope
,
that
sundrie
of
the
towns
and
stréets
of
the
Countrey
,
in
this
extremitie
would
haue
ioyned
with
him
(
for
the
recouering
of
their
libertie
and
priuiledges
)
drewe
himselfe
among
his
friendes
in
Germanie
,
and
practised
for
money
and
men
to
be
ready
with
an
army
to
encounter
the
Duke
of
Alua
,
and
either
by
battaile
to
ende
tho
miseries
of
Flaunders
,
or
by
strong
hande
to
driue
oute
the
perturbers
of
their
publske
state
and
quietnesse
.
And
so
resolued
to
trie
,
what
good
fortune
,
and
fast
friends
woulde
doe
in
those
affaires
.
He
remained
at
his
house
(
ten
Dutche
leagues
beyonde
Collen
)
called
Dille●…burgh
,
a
goodlye
seate
,
and
a
faire
strong
Castell
,
to
which
place
repaired
many
noble
personages
of
Germany
and
Capitaines
of
greate
conduct
and
charge
,
to
deuise
and
talke
of
matter
conuenient
for
the
purpose
rehearsed
.
In
whiche
communication
was
concluded
,
that
as
soone
as
an
army
mighte
be
leuied
,
they
woulde
méete
and
assemble
at
an
Abbey
neare
vnto
Andernake
,
which
Monasterie
was
beyond
the
riuer
of
Rhein
,
and
stoode
wel
for
the
suretie
of
the
people
that
there
should
be
mustred
.
It
came
well
to
passe
after
a
long
prouision
,
and
that
a
braue
regiment
of
Frenchmen
were
readye
(
that
Monsieur
Maulberg
brought
out
of
Fraunce
)
that
the
Prince
&
his
people
met
&
assembled
at
this
Abbey
,
in
such
warlike
sorte
and
order
,
as
gaue
a
great
hope
of
some
high
attempt
and
enterprise
.
For
in
verie
troth
,
the
Counte
de
Hostraet
,
a
noble
worthye
manne
,
the
Counte
Lodwike
a
moste
valiaunte
souldiour
,
were
come
to
the
Prince
,
and
brought
with
them
a
great
bande
of
Burgonions
of
great
and
good
houses
,
and
suche
as
hadde
bin
well
experimented
in
wars
.
And
a
maruellous
companye
of
Swarfe
Rutters
,
high
Almaines
,
and
Sweessers
were
come
from
Germany
,
and
at
one
instant
and
time
they
met
all
togither
,
and
muster
was
taken
of
aleauen
thousand
horsemen
,
and
two
and
twenty
thousande
footmen
,
whiche
made
so
noble
a
shewe
when
they
were
assembled
,
as
(
me
thoughte
)
was
worthy
the
noting
,
and
mighte
encourage
anie
souldiour
to
march
among
,
and
kéepe
companye
withall
.
The
Prince
hadde
prepared
so
great
a
treasure
,
that
immediatly
after
the
army
was
mustred
,
there
was
a
generall
pay
for
two
moneths
,
and
out
of
hande
order
was
taken
for
to
passe
ouer
the
great
riuer
of
Rhein
,
not
far
from
Andernak
,
the
towne
being
gladde
to
stand
as
our
friendes
,
and
aide
vs
with
all
that
they
might
.
And
so
marching
forwarde
as
direct
a
way
towards
Flaunders
,
as
was
thought
necessarie
,
we
encamped
betwéen
Boen
and
Collen
,
where
the
Flemings
and
highe
Almaines
hadde
of
the
Frenchmen
in
our
Campe
receiued
some
words
of
reproche
,
touching
the
ouerthrow
that
the
Counte
Lodwike
hadde
at
Groening
in
Freeslande
:
on
which
words
,
the
Almaines
being
ful
of
wine
,
made
a
mutinie
,
and
put
themselues
in
battel
,
and
shotte
off
their
small
péeces
,
and
began
a
foule
businesse
.
To
appease
the
same
broyle
,
all
the
whole
army
were
in
armes
,
and
the
Swarfe
Rutters
were
mounted
,
and
were
come
into
the
fielde
,
the
French
and
Burgonions
tooke
one
side
,
and
the
Almaines
and
Rutters
another
,
and
so
there
was
a
greate
murther
:
but
it
dured
not
long
,
for
the
Prince
of
Orange
&
his
brother
Count
Lodwike
,
by
muche
entreatie
stayed
the
strife
.
The
Duke
of
Aluaes
Campe
hearde
of
this
mutinie
,
and
hadde
not
a
greate
riuer
bin
betwéene
oure
Campe
and
his
power
,
we
had
smarted
for
the
folly
the
Almaines
committed
.
But
as
by
wisedome
and
hap
of
good
heads
,
sel
out
better
things
than
was
looked
for
,
and
all
matters
were
quieted
,
and
she
beginners
of
this
vproare
and
madnesse
,
were
by
martiall
lawe
punished
.
After
this
,
we
encamped
before
Ayex
Ocorken
,
where
commonlye
the
Emperoure
is
crowned
,
a
greate
Cittie
not
very
farre
from
Mastricke
,
the
people
wherof
did
feare
to
be
besieged
,
and
so
with
a
great
summe
of
money
redéemed
their
towne
.
The
Spaniardes
the
neare
vnto
our
camp
shewed
themselues
,
and
were
repulsed
to
their
losse
,
and
so
the
camp
marched
a
little
further
in
a
most
braue
and
gallant
order
.
The
Prince
of
Orange
vsed
here
a
noble
policie
:
firste
hée
sente
to
the
Bishop
of
Leeg
,
willyng
hym
to
let
his
armye
passe
through
the
Citie
of
Leeg
,
promising
to
passe
quietly
▪
the
Bishop
being
wylie
,
sente
the
Prince
worde
,
that
he
would
make
a
bridge
by
the
Citie
,
for
the
army
to
passe
ouer
at
,
and
made
the
Duke
of
Alua
pr●…uy
to
hys
practise
,
who
should
haue
bin
on
the
other
side
of
the
water
with
his
armye
,
to
haue
receiued
our
people
.
Whiche
Stratageme
the
Prince
suspected
,
but
yet
with
fayre
words
he
helde
the
Bishoppe
in
beléefe
,
he
woulde
passe
ouer
the
bridge
,
and
tooke
the
offer
thankfullye
,
and
a
daye
was
appoynted
,
that
al
things
should
be
in
a
readinesse
.
But
in
the
mean
time
,
the
Prince
by
good
espiall
,
tryed
out
the
fine
fetch
and
cunning
of
the
Byshoppe
,
and
sodainely
,
when
no
one
man
in
our
army
knew
which
way
we
shoulde
marche
,
the
Drum
was
sounded
,
and
our
carriages
going
towards
Leeg
,
and
al
oure
faces
tourned
that
way
,
and
marched
a
good
while
as
thoughe
the
Prince
meant
to
passe
ouer
the
bridge
spoken
of
.
And
when
oure
people
beganne
moste
to
doubte
some
danger
,
&
talked
of
the
hazard
,
the
Prince
caused
our
army
to
turne
their
faces
,
(
&
by
that
time
night
approched
)
and
hauing
good
guydes
,
we
marched
swiftly
without
making
any
noise
.
ij
.
Dutch
leagues
down
the
riuers
side
called
Moesse
,
that
wether
being
foule
,
&
the
night
very
dark
.
And
surely
a
sore
iorney
it
was
,
&
a
long
march
.
But
in
the
morning
at
the
dawning
of
the
daye
,
we
came
to
a
shallowe
place
of
the
water
,
where
was
a
foord
to
passe
ouer
,
and
so
much
expedition
was
made
,
that
eleauen
thousand
horse
and
two
and
twenty
thousand
footemen
were
passed
ouer
the
water
in
one
daies
labour
:
but
the
legs
of
the
horses
kepte
vp
the
water
so
long
a
season
,
that
the
riuer
rose
a
yard
in
height
,
by
which
means
,
many
horsmen
&
footmen
wer
drowned
,
&
all
our
victuall
had
taken
great
wet
,
and
was
in
a
maner
marred
and
spoyled
quite
.
Notwithstanding
,
to
oure
great
hope
and
comforte
,
our
campe
was
nowe
in
Flaunders
,
and
our
enimies
were
deceyued
vtterly
of
their
expectation
and
deuice
.
Nowe
after
this
labour
,
we
tarryed
ouer
long
to
refresh
the
army
,
for
thrée
dayes
were
spent
in
ydlenesse
,
in
which
time
,
the
enimies
heade
and
body
was
occupied
,
lyttle
to
oure
aduantage
:
yet
the
thirde
daye
we
marched
full
vpon
the
enimyes
campe
,
whiche
daye
was
so
cleare
,
and
the
countrey
so
plaine
to
marche
in
,
that
all
the
order
of
oure
campe
mighte
be
throughlye
discerned
.
And
who
that
had
séene
the
glistering
battels
of
footmen
,
and
the
awful
shew
and
troupes
of
the
horsemen
(
which
w●…re
not
a
few
)
would
neuer
in
his
life
dayes
forgette
that
noble
assemblie
:
for
it
was
a
wonder
of
the
worlde
,
to
sée
so
many
braue
and
lusty
souldiers
togither
(
and
as
it
séemed
)
euery
man
was
bent
to
battell
,
and
prepared
with
weapon
and
courage
to
conquere
a
Kingdom
.
And
vndoubtedly
,
the
most
of
our
camp
looked
that
night
for
a
combate
and
sharpe
encounter
,
for
the
enimyes
were
thrée
and
thirtie
thousande
footemen
,
and
fiue
thousande
and
eight
hundreth
horsemen
,
and
gallant
laddes
both
well
furnished
and
well
disposed
,
whiche
was
argument
ynough
,
that
they
woulde
looke
vs
in
the
faces
:
their
leader
in
like
sorte
,
a
graue
Prince
,
and
an
auntient
&
wise
souldiour
,
alwayes
stoute
and
honorable
.
But
neither
we
feared
his
force
,
nor
doubted
his
pollicie
,
but
marchyng
towards
him
,
came
in
viewe
of
his
camp
,
and
so
néer●…
▪
〈◊〉
,
that
his
great
Cannons
went
off
at
our
●…ple
,
and
cure
péeces
played
lustily
on
his
power
againe
,
and
a
hote
skirmishe
beganne
with
eg●…e
desire
on
both
sides
to
gette
glorie
,
bloude
and
victorie
.
But
the
Duke
hadde
entrenched
his
Campe
so
stronglye
rounde
aboute
,
that
oure
horsmen
could
not
gyue
a
charge
.
And
peraduenture
all
our
Swarfe
Rutters
were
not
of
one
minde
,
as
the
sequele
hereafter
maye
shew
.
Thus
in
s●…irmishe
all
the
daye
was
spente
,
in
somuch
,
that
at
night
we
were
faine
to
encampe
our selues
on
a
toppe
of
a
hill
,
full
in
the
enimies
eye
,
the
seruice
dured
so
long
and
late
,
we
could
not
be
better
prouided
.
The
Duke
of
Alua
at
thrée
of
the
clocke
after
midnight
dislodged
hys
Campe
,
went
from
Mastricke
,
where
he
la●…
,
and
marched
along
the
riuer
side
towardes
Leeg
very
closely
,
and
without
brute
or
sounde
of
Trumpet
:
and
at
the
peepe
of
daye
,
oure
vancurrers
hadde
a
viewe
of
the
enimyes
,
and
we
might
at
the
length
perceiue
them
fully
,
and
beholde
the
whole
order
of
their
battels
and
marche
.
Oure
people
beyng
moued
with
that
●…ighte
(
albeit
it
was
somewhat
feareful
to
fainte
courages
)
offered
the
skirmishe
,
&
continued
in
the
same
a
long
time
:
butiour
meaning
was
,
to
marche
into
Flaunders
,
and
get
some
Townes
for
oure
succoure
,
and
money
for
the
reléefe
of
the
souldioures
.
So
wée
came
to
a
Towne
called
Tonger
,
and
tooke
in
the
same
a
number
of
Waggoris
loaden
with
victuall
,
that
was
going
to
the
Dukes
campe
:
and
from
thence
to
Sentr●…e
an
other
great
Town
we
marched
,
which
Town
was
strong
,
and
stood
against
vs
,
til
they
saw
the
battery
placed
,
them
was
it
yéelded
,
&
somewhat
spoiled
,
where
religious
persons
were
found
:
and
it
redéemed
itselfe
for
a
summe
of
mony
,
and
remained
in
peace
,
when
we
marched
further
into
the
country
.
The
Duke
followed
oure
Campe
dayly
,
and
wayted
so
vppon
vs
,
that
the
stragglers
were
soone
sente
home
,
and
y●
whole
s armye
tooke
greate
héede
and
care
of
all
things
they
did
.
The
wether
was
moste
parte
foule
,
and
the
wayes
seldome
fayre
,
and
victualles
euer
harde
to
come
by
,
by
mean
of
a
commaundement
and
charge
giuen
by
the
Duke
to
the
Boores
and
Countrymen
,
who
continually
did
annoy
vs
as
they
might
,
breaking
bridges
,
Mils
,
&
all
other
thinges
that
shoulde
doe
vs
good
,
for
the
whiche
,
their
houses
and
stackes
of
corne
were
burnt
,
and
their
wiues
and
familie
,
when
we
tooke
them
,
were
very
yll
entreated
.
This
scarc●…tie
of
victuall
,
and
crueltie
of
the
Countrimen
encreased
dayly
,
and
as
it
was
reported
,
diuers
of
good
calling
brake
promisse
with
the
Prince
,
&
drewe
an
other
way
,
which
in
very
déede
pintched
and
wroong
the
heart
in
the
breast
of
those
that
wisely
wayed
the
inconstanc●…e
of
the
world
,
and
suche
as
had
not
made
before
good
prouision
,
were
put
to
their
plunge
,
and
felte
penurie
and
indigence
ynough
:
and
as
victuall
wared
scant
,
so
garmentes
,
horse-shoes
,
and
other
necessaries
could
not
be
gotten
for
mony
,
that
was
a
miserye
remedile●…e
,
and
a
mischiefe
,
that
neither
man
nor
beast
mighte
easily
abide
.
Yet
as
for
victualles
,
some
shift
with
sword
was
made
,
that
people
perished
not
in
extreme
lacke
and
want
of
sustentation
.
Many
daies
and
seasons
we
pingled
and
struggled
with
the
Spaniardes
for
breade
and
other
cates
,
and
often
wée
mette
with
them
in
the
Townes
,
Uillages
;
&
open
fields
,
and
skirmished
at
the
very
skirts
of
their
campe
,
procuring
them
to
fight
.
But
the
Duke
wold
haue
no
battel
,
and
our
Rutters
were
so
wise
,
that
they
would
make
the
war
long
,
to
bring
good
bags
,
&
ful
purses
,
&
Waggons
home
to
their
houses
,
when
the
Prince
should
retyre
.
But
whatsoeuer
might
be
iudged
of
the
matter
,
the
souldiors
on
both
sides
were
sometimes
loath
to
encounter
,
except
vpon
a
great
aduantage
,
&
much
procurement
to
the
same
,
they
were
pricked
forwarde
,
to
●…eeke
aduentures
,
and
féele
the
force
of
Fortune
.
The
Prince
being
once
neare
Louaine
,
&
thought
to
haue
besieged
the
town
(
by
the
watche
&
wayting
on
him
that
the
Duke
vsed
)
was
driuen
to
séeke
many
wayes
to
compasse
that
he
sought
:
one
while
to
bid
the
bace
to
the
Dukes
companye
,
&
another
while
to
practize
(
for
the
preuenting
of
mischiefe
)
al
the
meanes
that
possible
could
be
deuised
:
&
retyring
sometimes
to
make
the
Duke
folow
:
&
folowing
somtimes
to
putte
the
enimies
to
flight
,
if
fortune
so
fauored
,
&
occasion
could
be
taken
,
&
houering
vp
&
down
a
great
time
in
the
maner
rehersed
before
,
he
had
to
passe
by
Tillemont
,
a
bridge
betwéen
two
woods
,
which
bridge
his
enimie
thoughte
to
guard
,
or
at
the
least
,
to
shew
some
exploite
at
:
&
encamping
themselues
neare
the
Prince
,
the
Princes
vangard
&
maine
battel
,
marched
towards
the
passage
.
The
Duke
(
to
occupy
y●
tune
til
his
purposed
deuice
tooke
place
)
made
as
though
he
would
haue
bidden
battel
,
&
came
ful
before
the
reregarde
of
the
Prince
,
to
a
waters
side
,
hauing
on
both
his
wings
a
mightie
wood
,
and
guarded
behinde
with
waggons
&
cariages
,
&
hasted
apace
towardes
the
Prince
with
al
his
power
.
The
Prince
very
glad
to
sée
the
enimie
so
desirous
of
battel
,
approched
with
his
reregard
néere
the
enimy
,
&
sent
with
spéede
for
the
vangard
&
maine
battel
,
to
come
backe
agayn
for
causes
conuenient
,
which
came
,
&
in
open
field
presented
themselues
in
order
of
battell
to
the
enimie
:
but
the
Duke
kept
him
and
his
power
beyonde
the
water
,
and
yet
put
out
dyuers
bands
to
holde
the
Prince
in
play
,
&
drawe
our
people
neare
the
great
and
small
shotte
.
The
Burgonions
,
Rutters
,
Almaines
,
&
most
of
the
lustiest
souldiours
about
the
Prince
,
ranne
so
couragiously
to
thys
encounter
and
péece
of
seruice
,
that
sundrye
were
galled
&
hurte
at
the
first
charge
,
and
fewe
or
none
that
aduentured
anye
thing
at
al
,
but
escaped
hardlye
the
daunger
of
body
,
&
losse
of
life
,
the
ground
which
the
enimies
had
chosen
was
so
ful
of
aduantage
,
&
the
Spaniards
so
valiantly
maintained
the
skirmish
.
Notwithstanding
,
the
Princes
power
augmented
continuallie
,
and
plyed
the
seruice
,
in
such
sort
,
that
the
enimies
perforce
were
driuen
into
their
mayne
battel
.
But
this
bickering
endured
so
long
,
that
the
day
was
farre
spent
,
and
numbers
of
oure
men
were
hurte
.
Among
the
chiefe
a
noble
man
(
and
a
speciall
sparke
of
life
)
called
the
Count
De
Hostraet
,
was
shotte
through
the
legge
,
of
whych
wounde
,
after
he
dyed
.
And
as
many
stoute
Souldioures
that
season
serued
well
and
worthylie
,
so
was
none
more
to
be
commended
,
than
the
Count
De
Lume
,
a
Leagoyse
,
otherwise
called
Count
De
la
Marsh
,
who
onely
came
to
the
Prince
with
a
braue
bande
of
Horsemen
,
for
the
reuengemente
of
his
Cousins
deathe
the
Count
Degmond
,
which
lost
his
head
,
as
before
you
haue
heard
.
Now
what
should
more
be
sayd
of
this
matter
,
but
that
the
Duke
in
this
mean
season
had
conuayed
fiue
thousand
shotte
(
the
leading
whereof
hadde
Iulian
Romero
)
to
the
bridge
and
strayte
passage
,
not
farre
from
Tillemont
.
And
this
Iulian
,
as
he
was
a
maruellous
valiant
and
good
souldiour
,
of
greate
experience
,
fame
,
forwardnesse
,
and
antiquitie
,
so
did
he
so
cunningly
in
a
woodde
at
this
presente
lay
an
ambushe
,
that
it
was
to
be
wondred
at
:
the
manner
whereof
followeth
.
First
,
when
he
came
to
this
strayte
,
he
caused
the
Spanyardes
(
which
in
good
sooth
were
noble
Souldioures
,
and
resolute
men
)
to
lye
flatte
on
their
faces
,
and
as
closely
as
could
be
deuised
,
withoute
making
brute
or
businesse
:
and
commaunded
,
that
no
one
man
shoulde
be
so
hardie
as
to
stirre
,
til
he
gaue
a
warning
and
watchworde
.
Which
the
Spanyards
obeyed
in
euery
poynt
,
for
they
are
men
of
great
obedience
&
vigilancie
,
where
they
ought
to
be
readie
,
&
at
commaundement
.
The
Prince
hauing
a
minde
and
good
occasion
to
passe
this
straite
before
the
night
came
on
,
marched
towardes
the
brigge
,
and
all
the
way
the
Duke
wayted
on
him
,
making
many
offers
to
haue
giuen
battell
:
and
still
greate
seruice
was
to
be
séene
,
and
the
enimie
was
euer
occupyed
,
to
bleare
our
eyes
the
better
.
And
yet
the
Prince
to
preuent
mischiefe
,
sente
a
number
of
Almayne
shotte
(
named
the
Forlorne
hope
)
to
the
selfesame
woodde
,
where
Iulian
Romero
lay
,
to
be
as
it
were
a
succoure
to
his
armie
,
if
the
Duke
had
charged
on
the
reregard
,
as
was
presupposed
he
woulde
,
the
aduantage
was
so
great
.
And
this
Almayne
shotte
were
so
carelesse
,
that
as
soone
as
they
came
into
the
woodde
,
they
lay
loking
ouer
a
high
dyke
,
how
the
Princes
cariages
,
stragglers
,
vangarde
,
mayne
battell
,
and
wings
thereof
should
passe
ouer
the
bridge
,
and
had
no
further
consideration
,
but
gazed
before
them
,
when
behind
their
backs
the
enimie
was
priuilie
placed
.
Well
,
in
fine
,
the
Princes
power
came
on
,
and
the
artillerie
,
the
stragglers
,
the
cariages
,
the
vangarde
,
the
mayne
battell
,
and
all
,
sauing
the
reregard
,
passed
ouer
the
bridge
,
but
the
reregarde
,
bycause
it
was
nexte
the
Duke
,
and
in
danger
to
be
sette
vpon
(
by
the
Dukes
power
)
was
double
garded
with
horsemen
,
besides
the
ordinarie
bandes
it
was
wonte
to
haue
.
And
further
,
the
vancurrers
,
and
gallantest
Gentlemen
of
person
and
manhoode
,
attended
on
the
reregard
,
to
sée
the
ende
of
the
matter
.
And
so
soone
as
the
reregarde
came
betwéene
the
two
wooddes
,
the
Spanyardes
did
shewe
themselues
suddaynely
,
with
suche
a
terrible
shotte
and
thunder
,
of
Muskette
,
and
Calyuer
,
that
the
Almaynes
by
terror
of
the
same
,
flang
downe
theyr
péeces
,
and
woulde
haue
fledde
,
but
most
of
them
were
immediately
spoyled
and
flayne
.
The
Horsemen
of
the
reregarde
were
so
amazed
at
thys
aduenture
,
that
they
scarce
knewe
what
was
best
to
bée
done
:
yet
in
conclusion
,
a
noble
Captayne
,
called
Rides
,
and
diuers
other
bands
of
Swarfe
Rutters
whéeled
about
,
made
head
to
the
enimie
,
and
were
readie
to
giue
a
charge
on
Captayne
Iulian.
And
albeit
a
greate
dyke
was
a
lette
for
the
charge
,
yet
the
Rutters
scambled
ouer
the
same
,
and
as
they
myght
,
in
the
woodde
,
slewe
diuers
of
the
Spanyardes
.
But
the
Duke
plyed
the
matter
so
sharply
vpon
the
backes
of
the
reregarde
,
that
Monsieur
Maulberg
(
a
Baron
,
with
a
regiment
)
and
most
of
his
band
of
braue
French
Souldioures
,
were
put
to
the
sword
,
or
drowned
,
and
many
Burgonyon
Gentlemen
and
Souldioures
of
all
sortes
were
likewise
slayne
or
ouerthrowne
in
the
water
:
in
whyche
conflict
,
we
lost
foure
or
fyue
thousand
men
.
But
the
Prince
beholding
this
murther
,
and
in
danger
of
the
shotte
continually
,
was
dismayed
no
whitte
:
for
being
on
a
high
ground
,
ful
before
the
Dukes
Camp
,
he
sente
downe
succoures
to
hys
people
,
and
bent
all
his
great
Ordinance
vppon
the
Duke
,
and
stayed
his
whole
straggling
armie
in
the
very
view
and
shotte
of
the
enimie
,
a
thing
most
rare
and
strange
to
be
séene
.
The
Dukes
power
,
as
they
mighte
notwithstanding
,
followed
victorie
,
and
till
the
darke
night
did
separate
the
armies
,
the
shotte
on
both
sides
neuer
ceassed
.
And
looke
what
prisoners
the
Duke
did
take
,
before
the
day
went
out
of
the
Skye
,
he
caused
them
to
be
burnt
all
togither
in
one
house
,
the
smoke
and
smell
whereof
came
with
the
winde
full
into
oure
noses
.
Thus
we
encamped
in
that
presente
place
,
hoping
for
a
reuenge
the
next
morning
,
at
whyche
season
was
Monsieur
Ianlees
to
come
oute
of
France
to
the
Prince
,
and
with
him
two
thousande
Horse
,
and
four
thousand
footemen
.
The
Duke
hearing
of
Monsieur
Ianlees
commyng
,
wente
to
méete
hym
,
but
woulde
not
encounter
hym
that
tyme
,
bycause
the
Princes
Campe
was
so
néere
.
And
Monsieur
Ianlees
came
ouer
the
water
at
Namure
,
where
the
garrison
resisted
him
to
theyr
po●…er
,
and
lost
a
hundreth
or
fourescore
Souldioures
at
that
tyme
.
Ianlees
entring
with
bloud
,
marched
forwarde
brauely
with
hys
little
Campe
,
in
the
whyche
hée
hadde
fyue
good
péeces
of
artillerie
.
And
at
length
he
came
in
the
view
of
the
Duke
of
Aluaes
Camp
,
and
being
resolued
to
fight
,
rather
than
retire
,
he
put
his
power
in
battell
,
and
tooke
the
nexte
way
to
the
Prince
,
in
most
manly
manner
,
as
indéede
hée
was
a
stoute
Gentleman
.
The
Duke
séeing
his
boldnesse
and
courage
,
gaue
him
the
looking
on
,
and
let
him
passe
,
and
so
our
Camp
and
his
ioyned
togither
.
Upon
Ianlees
comming
,
who
broughte
a
maruellous
gallant
companye
(
of
Gentlemen
,
&
experimented
Souldioures
)
it
was
thought
,
that
without
delay
we
should
haue
soughte
out
the
Duke
,
and
haue
giuen
him
battell
:
and
in
that
minde
was
oure
whole
power
many
a
long
day
,
but
what
was
the
occasion
to
the
contrarie
,
I
knowe
not
,
and
what
did
kéepe
vs
asunder
so
long
,
dothe
passe
the
reache
of
my
reason
.
A
wéerysome
time
in
this
sort
poore
Souldiours
turmoyled
,
who
were
visited
with
so
many
wants
&
extremities
,
that
it
would
haue
pitied
any
Christians
heart
and
minde
to
consider
of
:
yet
the
willingnesse
of
people
to
doe
some
worthy
acte
or
enterprise
,
tooke
away
a
péece
of
the
heauie
burthen
,
and
made
the
fardell
of
affliction
the
lighter
to
beare
,
and
the
lesse
repined
at
:
and
it
was
a
miraculous
matter
,
for
men
(
as
some
may
alleadge
)
to
liue
without
bread
,
béere
,
ale
,
or
wyne
,
so
great
a
time
as
we
did
:
for
most
certaine
,
the
scarcitie
was
such
of
the
same
,
that
some
in
the
Campe
(
and
right
good
men
)
for
the
space
of
twentie
or
thirtie
dayes
,
neuer
tasted
of
bread
,
nor
dranke
better
than
water
:
yet
what
with
Apples
,
and
frute
,
and
other
moyst
things
we
found
,
the
Camp
was
satisfyed
,
and
men
(
in
hope
of
better
sustenance
)
shifted
out
a
sorowful
season
,
and
nothing
gréeued
their
heartes
more
,
than
that
they
cou●…d
not
end
or
ease
that
miserie
with
the
hazard
of
battell
.
Nowe
when
necessitie
compelled
the
Prince
to
wythdraw
his
power
,
or
desperate●…ie
to
set
on
the
enimies
camp
in
a
fixed
determination
,
he
sought
daylie
after
the
Duke
of
Alua
,
who
still
auoyded
the
fight
.
Yet
to
trayne
the
enimie
néere
vs
,
and
bring
them
from
the
wooddes
to
the
plaine
(
that
the
Horsemen
myghte
charge
them
.
)
The
Prince
marched
towards
Leeg
,
and
beséeged
that
great
and
goodly
City
,
although
the
Rutters
stiffely
refused
that
seruice
,
saying
,
it
was
imperiall
,
and
a
Towne
they
ought
not
meddle
withall
.
But
from
whence
that
reason
was
racked
,
or
wherof
that
answere
did
smel
,
I
report
me
to
those
that
knowes
the
handling
and
scanning
of
such
cunning
mysteries
.
The
Cannons
were
planted
,
for
all
this
contradiction
,
and
the
greate
péeces
did
play
vpon
the
Citie
two
or
thrée
dayes
,
and
the
Duke
hearing
thereof
,
came
(
as
it
was
reported
)
to
set
on
some
of
the
Princes
people
and
forces
.
The
Prince
hauing
examined
a
prisoner
that
was
taken
at
that
present
,
&
vnderstanding
where
and
which
way
the
Duke
might
be
found
,
sent
for
his
chiefe
Captaines
,
&
commaunded
anone
after
midnight
,
to
dislodge
quietly
without
sound
of
Drumme
or
Trumpet
,
&
march
(
as
they
might
)
towards
the
Duke
:
albeit
the
night
was
darke
,
and
the
weather
inconstant
,
which
was
a
great
trouble
to
the
Camp
,
yet
the
Prince
was
resolued
to
trie
out
by
aduersitie
,
whether
the
Duke
or
he
had
the
more
hard
destiny
and
aduerse
fortune
.
Nowe
the
Souldioures
beganne
to
reioyce
,
and
although
the
way
was
combersome
,
and
the
nighte
darke
and
vncomfortable
,
yet
euery
man
bore
a
portion
of
the
trauell
,
in
hope
to
come
quickly
to
an
end
of
the
trouble
.
And
by
my
troth
,
the
maner
of
our
march
was
so
difficult
and
strange
,
(
and
the
Camp
went
so
scattered
abroade
at
all
aduentures
)
that
we
were
like
ynough
before
day
to
be
some
of
vs
t●…nne
mile
asunder
,
or
to
happen
in
the
hands
of
the
Duke
of
Aluaes
watch
vnawares
,
and
so
we
did
:
for
some
taking
the
Rutters
(
that
the
Duke
had
)
to
be
our
men
,
and
mistaking
the
way
they
should
haue
kept
,
fell
in
the
middle
of
the
Duke
of
Aluaes
centinell
,
but
they
were
but
a
few
that
so
foolish●…y
wandred
.
Yet
by
this
blind
occasion
,
the
Duke
gat
lightof
the
Princes
purpose
,
and
thereon
entrenched
himselfe
and
his
Camp
in
a
strong
ground
,
to
his
greate
suretie
and
aduantage
.
And
at
the
breake
of
day
,
our
Camp
began
chéerefully
to
sounde
a
marche
,
full
in
the
hearing
of
the
Dukes
power
.
I
doubt
,
if
I
made
mention
of
the
mirth
that
oure
people
had
,
some
fyne
fellowes
woulde
scarcely
beléeue
it
:
wherefore
I
procéede
to
my
matter
.
The
Campes
thus
being
néere
togither
,
were
both
in
order
of
battell
,
the
Dukes
entrenched
,
and
the
Princes
in
open
playne
:
and
the
Princes
power
presented
the
battell
in
a
braue
and
goodly
order
,
but
it
was
refused
.
Notwithstanding
,
the
enimie
issued
out
of
their
trench
by
multitudes
,
and
offered
the
skyrmish
:
but
that
was
thought
but
a
meane
,
to
gall
&
hurt
our
best
Souldioures
(
as
in
déede
a
skirmish●…
in
some
cases
is
no
better
)
wherfore
the
Prince
marched
about
more
néedefull
affaires
,
and
yet
helde
the
enimie
play
ynough
,
with
a
sufficiente
company
,
for
that
purpose
they
came
out
for
.
In
a
little
while
after
,
knowing
that
the
Duke
would
not
fight
(
though
he
were
able
,
and
durst
if
he
pleased
)
the
Prince
meante
to
depart
from
Flaunders
,
and
comming
by
trifling
Townes
,
yet
some
of
them
well
walled
,
he
did
what
he
thought
conuenient
to
those
Townes
,
and
at
length
came
before
Chaiteu
Caembersey
,
which
would
not
yéelde
,
and
so
the
Prince
beséeged
it
:
but
the
batterie
was
so
farre
off
,
that
it
did
no
greate
hurt
.
And
the
Duke
minding
to
shew
some
rescue
to
the
Towne
,
came
in
the
sighte
of
our
Camp
,
and
lodged
betwéene
two
great
wooddes
.
Yet
nothing
worthy
noting
was
attempted
.
And
the
Prince
,
séeing
time
was
consumed
,
without
anye
profit
or
lykelyhode
of
battell
,
he
marched
unto
France
,
entring
betwéene
Gwyse
,
and
Saint
Quintains
,
two
speciall
Townes
of
the
French
Kyngs
:
and
comming
nowe
into
a
goodly
Countrey
full
of
holesome
Wyues
,
and
healthfull
thyngs
(
that
oure
si●…ke
and
sore
weatherbeaten
Campe
néeded
,
and
were
gladde
of
)
wée
rested
awhile
,
and
fylled
our
emptie
bellies
wyth
benefyte
of
the
earthe
,
and
blessings
of
God
:
and
so
in
small
processe
of
time
returned
into
Straesbr●…eg
,
and
other
partes
of
Germanie
,
where
after
this
long
voyage
,
and
hard
fare
,
many
dyed
of
suche
diseases
as
followes
the
miserable
estate
of
man
,
and
cuttes
off
the
dayes
and
lyues
of
Millions
.
The
Prince
went
in
a
while
after
to
hys
house
at
Dillenbrough
,
and
euery
other
person
to
suche
places
and
Countreys
as
best
they
liked
,
and
mighte
most
contente
theyr
mindes
and
calling
,
and
the
Duke
drewe
hymselfe
towardes
Antwerpe
,
and
both
their
great
armyes
were
dispersed
and
seuered
asunder
in
a
shorte
season
.
But
Flaunders
,
béeyng
ordeyned
to
troubles
,
coulde
no
season
rest
,
withoute
some
persecution
and
practise●…s
to
vexe
and
disquiet
the
state
,
so
that
thousandes
were
alwayes
busilie
occupyed
,
not
only
to
molest
the
Spanyards
,
but
also
to
gette
and
winne
suche
plottes
,
and
péeces
of
the
Countrey
of
Flaunders
,
Zelande
,
and
Hollande
,
as
myght
bée
an
occasion
to
bring
the
Priuiledges
of
all
the
Countrey
in
question
,
and
debate
their
causes
at
large
.
And
hauyng
hadde
some
talke
one
with
another
of
these
matters
(
that
were
againste
the
Dukes
gouernemente
)
the
Count
De
Lume
,
otherwise
named
Count
De
la
March
,
a
lustye
Gentleman
,
came
with
a
sufficiente
power
,
and
tooke
the
Breell
,
an
Iland
that
fronts
vpon
Flushing
.
The
Prince
and
his
brother
was
or
had
bin
before
with
the
Duke
de
Dupont
,
and
the
Prince
of
Condey
,
in
greate
seruices
,
for
the
whiche
they
wanne
worthy
fame
for
theyr
aduenture
with
the
said
Prince
of
Condey
.
And
the
Prince
of
Orange
,
woulde
take
no
charge
,
but
as
it
séemed
,
came
to
sée
how
the
affayres
of
the
world
would
burst
out
or
finish
.
Yet
in
the
ende
,
the
Prince
of
Orange
and
his
brother
came
home
,
and
the
Count
Lodwike
,
to
exercise
his
greate
heart
in
great
things
,
went
against
the
Duke
of
Alua
,
&
was
receiued
into
Mounts
in
Henalt
,
a
strong
towne
.
The
Duke
not
asléepe
,
but
had
so
waking
a
wit
,
that
he
would
rise
earely
to
bid
his
enimies
good
morow
,
came
&
beséeged
Mounts
in
Henals
(
Sir
William
Morgan
being
then
with
Count
Lodwike
)
&
with
much
businesse
and
great
adoe
,
vpon
hard
conditions
,
agréed
,
that
the
Count
Lodwike
,
and
all
his
noble
Souldiers
,
shoulde
departe
with
bagge
and
baggage
,
whersoeuer
they
pleased
.
The
Duke
most
honorably
saw
the
capitulation
obserued
and
kept
,
and
the
Count
Lodwike
and
hys
friends
marched
from
Mounts
with
honor
ynough
,
though
not
so
muche
as
they
loked
for
.
And
thus
was
that
broyle
taken
vp
and
ended
,
and
a
new
to
be
practised
and
beginne
.
If
I
haue
placed
the
winning
of
the
Breell
,
taken
by
the
Count
de
Lume
,
before
other
things
that
hapned
somewhat
before
the
exployte
,
or
rehearsed
any
thing
out
of
his
due
order
in
the
rest
of
my
work
,
I
trust
the
report
of
mine
shall
hurt
no
whit
the
troth
of
euery
matter
seuerally
by
me
penned
:
for
in
mistaking
one
season
for
another
,
and
not
borowing
out
of
any
booke
(
that
flatters
the
time
)
any
péece
of
matter
,
at
their
great
Torch
to
light
my
little
Candle
,
I
might
wander
out
of
my
way
,
and
so
goe
aboute
,
but
can
not
misse
the
comming
home
to
the
troth
of
my
purposed
enterprise
.
For
I
haue
written
nothing
,
but
eyther
mine
owne
eyes
behelde
it
,
or
at
some
one
time
or
other
I
was
in
the
Countrey
whyle
it
was
a
doing
.
And
so
,
the
losse
of
the
Breell
,
to
conclude
,
caused
Flushing
,
and
other
places
to
reuolt
,
and
argued
,
that
in
the
necke
of
those
changes
,
would
happen
an
infinite
number
of
vnwelcome
chances
,
to
suche
as
thoughte
themselues
of
fortune
most
assured
.
The
whole
Countrey
through
,
was
so
farre
out
of
quiet
,
that
the
Duke
not
only
fylled
the
new
Citadell
in
Antwerpe
with
Souldiers
,
but
lykewise
,
put
great
garrisons
in
all
places
&
Townes
of
strength
,
whych
garrisons
peraduenture
behaued
themselues
not
so
well
towardes
the
people
,
as
they
looked
for
.
And
as
they
mighte
méete
to
reason
of
those
matters
,
and
other
thyngs
of
weyghte
,
they
muttered
,
in
muche
mislike
at
many
occasions
,
but
more
for
feare
than
fauoure
,
they
followed
the
Dukes
deuice
,
and
both
with
money
and
men
ayded
the
Duke
,
agaynste
those
that
were
disturbers
of
his
state
.
Yet
suche
broyles
were
abroach
,
as
coulde
not
be
remedyed
without
muche
bloudshed
,
and
hardly
that
way
,
as
experience
in
processe
of
tyme
did
declare
.
Now
in
the
heate
of
this
murmuring
,
an
infinite
sort
of
scattered
people
drewe
to
the
Counte
Lodwike
,
and
many
made
sute
to
the
Prince
,
to
steppe
in
and
thruste
out
strangers
,
especially
Spaniardes
,
that
then
were
generally
despised
.
The
Prince
hauing
many
iniuries
offered
him
,
and
remembring
olde
wrongs
and
newe
displeasures
,
beganne
to
giue
eare
to
such
persuasions
,
as
touched
the
priuiledges
and
liberties
of
those
Countries
the
Duke
hadde
gouernement
of
,
and
by
déepe
foresight
and
iudgement
,
auoyded
the
daunger
of
his
enimyes
,
and
so
stoode
on
hys
guarde
in
all
thinges
he
went
about
.
At
which
resolution
,
his
friends
a
folowers
reioiced
,
and
euery
one
according
to
his
ability
,
put
to
a
helping
hand
,
&
sent
him
such
succoures
,
as
he
was
able
in
person
and
power
in
a
shorte
time
to
méete
hys
enimye
on
land
or
on
Sea
,
such
was
his
foresight
,
his
force
,
&
good
fortune
.
Nowe
the
towns
in
Holland
and
Zealand
began
to
bende
apace
,
to
be
at
the
Princes
deuotion
,
and
the
Prince
hadset
oute
a
number
of
Shyppes
,
whyche
often
encountred
their
enimyes
,
and
wanne
greate
and
riche
prizes
,
and
seldome
loste
anye
thing
,
but
still
foughte
it
oute
so
valiauntlye
,
that
victorye
séemed
to
be
theirs
by
inheritaunce
.
A
fléete
of
Shippes
came
from
Spaine
to
the
Dukes
aide
,
and
some
of
the
beste
of
them
happen
into
the
Flushingers
handes
,
commyng
into
the
Hauen
,
whiche
shippes
were
fraught
with
treasure
,
that
serued
the
Princes
turne
a
long
time
after
The
Counte
Lodwike
had
done
verye
greate
things
in
sundry
enterprises
,
and
seruice
of
no
little
charge
and
hazarde
,
and
was
like
to
proue
the
oddest
Souldier
of
a
noble
man
in
his
dayes
:
but
the
Duke
did
alwayes
so
pursue
him
with
a
great
power
,
and
great
practises
,
that
he
could
not
,
nor
was
not
able
,
to
preuent
the
Dukes
pollici●…s
and
Stratagemes
.
And
so
at
an
ouerthrowe
,
whiche
fell
on
the
Counte
Lodwikes
syde
,
hée
was
forced
to
flye
,
and
as
some
affyrme
,
was
eyther
drowned
,
or
slaine
after
.
Mayster
Clap.
and
Maister
Font
,
Englishe
Gentlemenne
,
were
at
this
seruice
,
and
Font
was
slaine
there
.
Diuers
other
Gentlemen
pri●…ly
,
without
the
knowlege
of
oure
Prince
,
and
hir
highnesse
honorable
Councell
,
stole
by
secreate
meanes
,
out
of
England
to
Flushing
,
for
the
whiche
at
their
returne
home
againe
,
they
were
a
long
while
frowned
vppon
,
and
could
not
come
in
Courte
.
Sir
Humfrey
Gylb●…rt
was
their
Generall
,
Capitaine
Cotten
,
Captaine
Morgan
,
Captaine
Chester
:
and
many
other
Capitaines
and
Gentlemen
,
for
knowlege
sake
,
fame
and
entertainement
,
wente
at
that
time
ouer
,
and
fell
thereby
in
displeasure
héere
at
home
.
The
Spaniards
many
times
came
néere
to
Flushing
,
&
the
English
bands
met
them
often
,
betwéen
whom
was
diuers
hote
skirmishes
,
&
couragious
encountre
:
&
albeit
that
the
English
deserued
muche
praise
for
their
forwardnesse
,
the
Spaniards
were
not
behind
in
any
forward
seruice
,
or
striuing
for
fame
&
place
:
for
at
euerye
méeting
,
the
Spaniarde
both
in
nimblenesse
&
stoute
behauior
séemed
often
to
want
neither
agilitie
,
courage
,
nor
conduct
:
&
the
Gentlemen
and
old
soldiors
of
them
,
durst●…tug
and
wrastle
for
the
maistery
with
any
one
that
they
encountred
,
as
our
wise
&
stout
soldiors
gladly
do
confesse
,
&
thinke
it
a
greate
iniury
,
to
haue
a
stoute
enimy
any
way
euil
spoken
of
.
As
very
many
towns
fel
dayly
to
the
Prince
(
whiche
he
fortified
strongly
,
)
so
a
towne
among
the
reste
called
Harlam
,
was
so
well
m●…nned
and
defended
,
that
the
fame
therof
muste
néedes
be
sounded
with
a
Trumpet
of
euerlasting
renoume
,
of
whiche
I
mind
a
little
to
speake
,
as
muche
to
shew
what
the
manlinesse
of
man
can
do
,
as
to
declare
what
honour
belongs
to
stoute
souldiers
.
Harlam
being
a
place
of
strength
,
somewhat
by
nature
thorow
the
mean
of
water
(
&
other
causes
a
fortresse
requireth
)
was
manned
&
furnished
with
most
assured
souldiers
.
And
as
the
Duke
had
greate
adoe
in
many
other
places
,
&
made
great
armies
to
besiege
them
,
so
at
the
siege
of
this
,
the
Duke
loste
such
a
number
of
men
,
as
is
incredible
to
be
spoken
,
&
would
hardly
be
beléeued
:
for
women
there
were
of
suche
courage
,
as
was
wonderful
to
beholde
:
&
one
woman
tooke
a
miraculous
charge
vpon
hir
,
which
was
,
to
haue
the
leading
of
men
(
a
matter
to
be
simled
at
,
but
yet
of
troth
,
and
to
be
credited
.
Then
if
women
wer
so
stoute
,
what
mighte
men
of
noble
hart
&
mind
proue
?
forsooth
their
actes
&
déedes
did
shew
them
to
be
in
courage
more
than
Lions
,
&
in
worth
&
valor
more
than
a.
C.
M.
of
the
ordinarie
sorte
of
people
.
For
some
haue
bin
in
many
seruices
,
that
neuer
saw
the
like
of
Harlam
souldiers
:
&
men
may
trauel
to
the
very
confines
of
Christendome
,
&
not
find
such
people
,
as
were
at
Harlam
(
besieged
by
the
Spaniardes
)
a
nation
in
these
dayes
,
that
can
both
besiege
a
town
,
&
can
do
much
in
the
field
)
whiche
people
had
such
resolute
minds
&
willing
bedies
,
to
defend
&
suffer
whatsoeuer
might
happen
,
that
they
séemed
to
be
made
&
formed
,
not
out
of
our
common
mould
,
but
wrought
and
created
of
some
speciall
substance
&
workmanship
,
wherein
the
glorie
of
manhood
&
valiancie
was
cunningly
comprehended
.
O
that
my
st●…le
were
so
stately
(
&
could
carry
such
life
)
that
I
might
worthily
expresse
the
noblenes
of
their
courages
.
But
I
may
not
praise
the
alone
for
their
corage
,
but
exalt
them
also
for
their
policies
,
&
sufferance
of
al
misery
&
aduersities
a
long
season
,
&
in
a
maner
past
the
power
of
mans
weak
nature
&
condition
.
But
alas
,
the
while
they
were
ouertaken
with
too
much
truste
in
their
enimies
words
,
&
led
at
length
like
shéepe
to
the
slaughter
:
but
how
I
liste
not
tell
you
,
referring
the
iudgement
of
such
like
actions
,
to
those
that
haue
the
managing
of
mighty
matters
,
&
knows
how
to
conquere
&
gouerne
.
Well
,
to
finish
and
knitte
vppe
the
scanning
and
seruices
of
the
famous
souldioures
of
Harlam
;
to
the
furthest
of
my
abilitie
,
I
will
honour
the
bones
of
all
suche
warlike
people
,
wheresoeuer
I
shal
find
them
,
and
with
perpetuall
same
aduaunce
theyr
bodyes
to
the
lofty
skies
.
Uery
many
practises
the
Duke
both
by
force
and
finesse
wrought
against
the
Prince
,
and
was
assisted
and
aided
with
many
of
the
states
of
the
low
Countrie
,
to
entrap
the
Prince
,
or
take
the
Townes
he
had
in
his
hands
from
him
,
but
nothing
could
preuaile
,
although
great
&
huge
armyes
of
men
went
aboute
the
ouerthrowe
of
the
Prince
and
his
fortresses
.
And
such
Towns
were
at
his
commaundment
in
Hollande
&
Zelande
,
that
the
greatest
armies
of
the
world
coulde
not
winne
,
without
maruelous
charges
and
losse
of
people
to
the
assaylantes
,
whiche
was
well
tryed
and
proued
,
by
the
successe
that
the
Duke
and
his
friendes
continu
allye
founde
,
who
neuer
ceased
to
worke
al
possible
means
to
attaine
that
he
soughte
,
and
that
whiche
his
power
and
people
were
thought
might
commaunde
(
which
was
not
a
little
)
bycause
their
forces
were
double
and
treble
in
number
againste
the
Princes
power
,
and
helde
the
whole
countries
in
awe
and
subiection
.
The
Princes
good
fortune
so
much
amended
,
&
he
grewe
so
mightie
both
by
sea
and
lande
,
that
neyther
the
Duke
sometimes
would
méete
hym
,
nor
many
others
(
of
abilitie
full
greate
)
had
minde
to
encounter
his
power
,
whiche
alwayes
were
resolued
to
fight
,
and
seldome
tooke
foyle
or
disgrace
,
but
once
before
Harlam
,
in
offering
to
victuall
the
Towne
,
and
at
some
other
seasons
,
that
are
not
of
so
great
moment
,
as
merites
much
memorie
.
And
the
Prince
taking
holde
of
thankfull
fortune
,
and
folowing
to
the
furthest
,
the
good
hap
was
offered
him
,
besieged
some
places
that
the
Spaniards
were
in
,
and
wan
those
fortes
or
towns
,
and
disposed
of
them
what
he
thoughte
most
necessarie
.
Among
the
whiche
townes
,
Midlebr●…eg
was
one
,
where
the
seruice
was
greate
,
and
muche
time
was
spent
,
before
the
Spaniardes
were
cleane
thruste
out
thereof
.
Many
attempts
were
made
to
Ansterdam
,
a
goodly
seate
,
and
a
strong
,
but
that
was
manye
times
,
or
for
the
moste
part
,
addicted
to
the
Spaniardes
,
and
so
were
other
towns
,
that
the
Prince
made
but
little
accompte
of
.
But
now
(
to
make
shorte
)
the
Prince
hauing
in
a
manner
all
Zeland
and
Holland
,
and
all
the
strong
places
therof
,
had
so
wearyed
the
Duke
,
and
the
states
of
Flaunders
,
that
he
possessed
them
in
peace
:
or
if
they
were
assaulted
,
they
were
so
well
defended
,
that
the
Duke
not
onely
loste
hys
laboure
,
but
lykewise
greate
numbers
of
menne
,
so
that
the
Kyng
of
Spaine
gaining
but
little
by
the
Dukes
gouernement
,
as
manye
supposed
,
sente
for
him
away
,
or
he
made
sute
to
goe
home
,
and
the
Duke
Medina
Cely
was
sente
to
remaine
in
his
place
.
But
the
Duke
Medina
Cely
séeing
that
the
state
of
Flaunders
(
and
all
the
lowe
Countries
)
was
so
rent
and
torme
in
péeces
,
that
he
coulde
not
knitte
them
togither
againe
,
therefore
(
as
it
séemed
,
and
manye
wise
men
did
déeme
,
)
he
ha●…ed
himselfe
thence
,
and
minded
not
to
take
charge
and
gouernement
of
a
Country
so
much
disquieted
,
and
so
●…arre
out
of
order
.
And
in
his
place
came
the
Duke
de
Terra
Noua
.
This
Duke
de
Terra
Noua
,
when
he
came
into
Flaundors
,
and
hadde
séene
and
founde
,
that
seuere
Iustice
,
and
straighte
and
harde
handling
,
broughte
the
people
in
mislike
(
and
made
many
a
great
mischiefelye
l●…rking
in
a
bollowe
hearte
)
beganne
his
gouernement
more
mildelye
,
and
vsed
a
more
gentle
manner
towardes
the
inhabitantes
of
Flaunders
,
and
yet
was
sterne
and
●…oute
ynoughe
(
as
farre
as
his
power
stretched
)
towardes
the
Prince
of
Orange
,
and
manye
times
anoyed
him
,
and
held●…
him
very
hardly
.
But
in
effect
,
neither
the
Duke
of
Aluaes
greate
labour
,
seruice
,
nor
securitie
,
nor
the
Duke
de
Terra
Nouaes
courtesie
and
gentlenesse
coulde
reclaime
those
people
that
tooke
a
toy
in
their
heads
,
like
some
kinde
of
Hawkes
that
will
not
come
to
the
Fawkners
fiste
,
nor
giue
eare
to
any
straungers
lewring
.
And
surely
,
if
some
hawke
haue
once
taken
the
checke
,
she
will
royle
abroad
at
hir
pl●…asure
,
and
pray
where
she
l●…steth
.
But
to
the
matter
,
the
common
people
of
Flaunders
were
so
vexed
wyth
the
Spaniardes
,
and
troubled
with
straungers
in
their
Countrey
,
that
they
cared
not
to
what
seruitude
they
offered
themselues
,
so
they
myghte
be
ridde
of
them
,
that
so
long
hadde
ouer
laboured
them
,
and
tyred
bothe
theyr
mindes
and
bodies
.
In
thys
wandring
sorte
of
disliking
,
and
vncertaine
manner
of
suretie
,
the
poore
and
common
people
were
caryed
aboute
with
suche
a
multitude
of
miserable
conceites
,
that
they
knewe
not
to
whome
to
complaine
,
nor
vnto
what
piller
they
shoulde
leane
,
and
in
a
manner
were
readye
to
sincke
and
drop
downe
,
vnder
the
masse
of
mischief
,
that
lay
as
heauy
as
lead
on
their
shoulders
.
The
Duke
de
Terra
Noua
no
lesse
troubled
in
iudgement
(
for
the
dischardge
of
his
care
and
aucthoritie
)
was
often
times
not
well
in
health
,
and
so
consuming
some
yeares
in
dooyng
what
he
determined
,
at
length
he
gaue
ouer
hys
lyfe
,
and
Flaunders
remained
a
season
withoute
anye
strange
Gouernoure
,
albeit
molested
,
(
as
the
people
thoughte
,
not
a
little
)
with
the
Spaniardes
,
whiche
of
all
griefes
,
did
moste
gripe
them
,
and
gladdest
they
were
to
be
cased
of
.
And
to
bryng
to
passe
some
greate
matter
,
and
to
be
dischar●…ged
of
thys
their
daylye
sorrowe
and
continuall
clogge
,
the
States
in
companies
as
their
mindes
were
bent
and
sauoured
that
faction
whyche
wroughte
agaynst
the
Spaniardes
)
dydde
deuise
and
talke
of
the
recoueryng
of
their
liberties
.
And
for
the
attayning
of
the
same
,
they
pollitiquelye
layde
a
playne
plotte
,
and
swore
among
themselues
▪
to
performe
euery
point
and
péece
of
theyr
purpose
.
The
Spaniardes
both
by
outwarde
countenaunce
and
bending
of
browes
,
perceiued
there
was
some
priuie
practise
a
working
,
and
prepared
to
withstande
it
by
all
the
meanes
possible
mighte
be
deuised
:
and
kéeping
close
their
owne
councell
,
concluded
,
that
when
occasion
came
,
they
woulde
putte
in
execution
the
matter
they
hadde
treated
of
,
and
all
the
meane
whyle
they
furnished
themselues
wyth
euerye
thing
fitte
for
their
purposed
deuice
.
The
contrarye
parte
casting
no
perill
,
and
standyng
too
muche
to
the
opinion
and
bayne
hope
of
a
multitude
,
wente
openly
about
their
businesse
,
and
assembled
of
their
friendes
a
greate
companye
togither
,
able
with
good
gouernement
to
haue
gyuen
a
battell
:
whiche
band
and
carelesse
company
lay
in
Antwerpe
,
solacing
themselues
,
and
making
good
chéere
,
as
al
things
should
haue
gone
with
them
according
to
their
wish
.
But
euen
as
those
people
that
Samson
destroyed
amidde
their
banquets
and
feasting
(
smarting
himselfe
with
committing
the
murther
)
or
rather
like
wilfull
weaklings
&
wanton
children
that
neuer
tasted
the
strength
of
a
man
,
beléeues
,
that
blunt
wasters
wil
byte
like
sharpe
weapons
,
and
so
●…unne
on
heade
to
their
owne
harmes
,
and
behaue
themselues
so
carelesly
for
the
combate
,
that
one
man
well
aduised
,
shall
beate
a
hundreth
of
those
harebraines
.
Euen
so
,
&
in
no
better
plight
,
or
in
a
worse
case
,
the
multitude
were
taken
and
putte
to
open
foyle
and
reproche
,
to
the
greate
shame
and
ouersight
of
themselues
,
that
hadde
charge
,
and
disgrace
of
euerye
good
souldior
that
they
loft
.
The
Spaniards
wisely
and
warily
(
but
sure
about
a
bloudy
and
cruel
act
)
came
as
closely
as
they
could
,
togither
into
the
Castell
of
A●…twerpe
(
whiche
the
Duke
of
Alua
caused
to
be
builte
)
and
there
consulted
quickly
on
the
thing
they
hastily
went
aboute
:
and
making
no
more
adde
,
but
ei●…er
to
kill
or
be
killed
,
aboute
dinner
time
when
some
haue
more
mind
of
their
belly
,
than
their
safetie
(
and
fall
to
quaffing
and
bibbing
,
when
greedie
hunger
and
thirste
shoulde
be
moderated
with
sober
diet
)
the
Spaniardes
issued
furiouslye
into
the
Citie
,
into
whiche
the
greate
Cannon
shotte
came
roaring
before
them
,
and
with
them
came
suche
a
thunder
of
harquebuzers
,
and
trampling
of
horses
,
that
the
Towne
thoughte
,
that
Hel
hadde
béene
burste
open
,
or
that
the
skies
hadde
fallen
vppon
them
by
some
sodaine
rattle
and
thunder-cracke
from
the
Heauens
.
But
well
away
,
manye
a
sily
soule
by
this
bloudye
bargaine
were
sente
vnto
Heauen
or
Hell
,
and
the
simple
people
that
trusted
to
the
wisedome
of
their
leaders
,
fell
all
by
their
owne
follie
to
the
mercie
of
the
Spaniardes
,
whyche
are
not
ignorant
in
the
vsage
of
victorie
,
nor
ouer-mercifull
till
they
finde
themselues
Maisters
of
the
fielde
,
and
in
secure
and
peaceable
estate
.
Thus
Antwerpe
was
throughlye
spoyled
,
and
in
manye
places
burnte
and
defaced
,
where
the
Spaniardes
founde
suche
a
deale
of
golde
and
treasure
,
as
hath
not
bin
possessed
by
one
spoile
in
anye
two
Townes
these
manye
hundreth
yeares
:
and
there
was
taken
prisoner
,
the
young
Counte
Degmond
,
with
some
others
of
good
reputation
:
a
warniug
to
all
wanton
Cities
,
hereafter
to
giue
and
kéepe
better
watche
of
their
libertie
and
wealth
,
and
to
cause
the
inhabitants
of
euerye
Towne
and
Corporation
,
to
haue
suche
regarde
of
God
,
and
the
leading
of
their
liues
,
that
they
come
not
into
the
indignation
of
the
highest
,
who
often
doth
visite
the
base
conditions
of
the
people
,
with
sword
,
fire
and
pestilence
,
and
manye
other
punishementes
and
plagues
,
that
oure
present
daies
doeth
present
vs
,
and
the
worldes
wickednesse
cannot
shunne
.
It
is
to
be
thought
,
while
these
things
were
a
doyng
,
that
Don
Iohn
de
Austria
was
drawing
hymselfe
towards
Flaunders
:
but
as
it
fell
out
by
matter
that
followeth
,
a
verie
fewe
of
good
calling
in
the
state
were
willing
to
receiue
him
,
especially
willing
to
be
gouerned
with
a
straunger
,
or
stande
any
way
pleased
with
the
Spanyardes
in
the
lowe
Countrey
.
For
long
before
the
murther
and
bloudshed
in
Antwerpe
,
there
was
so
hotte
a
fyre
kyndled
in
the
fornace
of
the
breast
,
and
fancies
of
men
,
that
all
the
water
in
Antwerpe
Towne
coulde
not
quenche
.
And
after
this
furious
facte
was
committed
,
neyther
gentle
wordes
,
nor
mylde
Gouernoures
(
if
they
were
straungers
,
that
should
speake
or
gouerne
)
coulde
salue
the
swelling
sore
and
bléedyng
woundes
of
the
tormented
myndes
,
that
dayly
were
perplered
with
thoughte
and
care
of
theyr
poore
Countrey
of
Flaunders
.
Howe
the
Spanyardes
hadde
vsed
the
people
at
anye
tyme
,
or
howe
this
vnquen●…hable
fire
of
malice
dyd
firste
take
flame
,
or
how
the
heartes
of
the
commons
conceyued
suche
offence
,
as
was
past
forgiuenesse
,
I
neyther
knowe
nor
meddle
withall
:
but
I
knowe
,
and
experience
teacheth
,
it
is
a
harde
and
a
dangerous
hazarde
,
to
happen
in
the
hatered
of
a
multitude
,
and
be
condemned
of
the
common
people
,
albeit
theyr
iudgementes
are
not
alwayes
sounde
,
yet
their
displeasure
is
durable
,
and
so
sore
to
susteyne
,
that
the
wisest
of
al
times
and
ages
,
haue
bin
contente
to
beare
wyth
theyr
follyes
,
and
rather
flatter
them
to
haue
their
fauoures
,
than
with
Milions
of
Gold
dwell
any
while
in
theyr
dislike
.
And
malice
is
of
the
nature
of
Cancker
,
whyche
the
longer
it
is
suffered
on
good
mettall
,
or
badde
,
the
further
and
déeper
it
eates
,
and
rusteth
the
thing
it
taketh
holde
of
.
Or
hatered
may
better
be
compared
to
Gunnepouder
,
that
the
longer
it
is
dryed
,
the
sooner
it
taketh
fire
,
and
when
one
corne
thereof
is
touched
with
a
ho●…e
coale
,
it
not
only
consumes
it selfe
with
a
flasshing
flame
,
but
burnes
or
hurtes
all
that
standes
néere
it
,
or
commes
in
the
compasse
of
his
flame
and
furie
.
And
commonly
malice
is
neuer
quenched
,
till
reuenge
hathe
produced
some
notable
mischiefe
,
and
so
the
person
that
striketh
,
and
body
that
is
striken
(
eyther
by
rigour
of
law
,
or
violence
vsed
by
weapon
)
end
in
a
short
season
,
their
liues
,
that
long
haue
bin
a
nourishing
.
Wherefore
as
diuers
affirme
&
confesse
,
there
is
not
a
greater
enimie
to
common
wealthes
and
Countreys
,
than
that
gnawing
worme
of
continuall
malice
&
hatered
,
which
for
small
offences
,
hath
made
so
greate
a
dissention
,
that
mighty
Monarkes
haue
bin
shaken
downe
withall
,
&
many
a
state
at
this
day
stands
tottering
thereby
,
&
are
readie
when
a
rough
tempest
doth
blow
,
to
tipe
in
the
dust
,
or
féele
the
force
of
a
terrible
b●…ast
.
God
graunt
that
Flanders
he
not
the
first
,
that
hatred
and
malice
(
by
mean
of
dissention
)
shall
bring
to
decay
.
So
now
to
my
matter
,
as
bréefely
as
I
meant
to
penne
out
this
discourse
.
The
comming
dōwne
of
Don
Iohn
to
the
low
Countreys
,
made
the
Spanyards
looke
for
some
succoure
,
and
moued
the
people
of
Flanders
to
thinke
and
looke
of
other
ma●…ters
,
and
in
a
while
they
openly
published
,
that
they
coulde
not
abide
the
behauiour
of
strangers
,
and
woulde
not
permitte
any
●…o
to
enter
and
gouerne
,
before
the
Spanyardes
wer
e●…pulsed
or
drawn
by
the
King
from
their
territories
,
offering
all
obedience
and
duties
to
the
King
of
Spayne
their
Maister
,
if
the
Spanyardes
and
strangers
were
taken
from
them
.
But
their
offer
and
demaund
toke
suche
small
hold
in
the
fanour
of
Don
Iohn
,
that
great
matter
grew
therof
,
as
I
might
perceiue
,
being
in
Bruzels
,
by
their
musters
there
,
and
Don
Iohns
preparation
lying
at
Lusenbroeg
,
and
after
,
at
a
Towne
called
H●…
:
The
States
,
I
meane
suche
as
held
against
Don
Iohn
,
somewhat
standing
on
their
gard
,
made
streight
orders
for
the
Spanyardes
,
if
they
vsed
violence
,
and
hadde
so
good
an
eye
ouer
them
,
that
at
a
tune
,
when
the
Spanyards
thought
to
do
some
erployte
,
a
Gentleman
of
Scorl●…d
,
named
Captayne
Bassorde
,
lying
in
a
village
with
his
regiment
of
Scottishmen
,
had
suche
a
hande
ouer
the
Spanyards
,
as
they
no
whit
liked
,
and
yet
they
assaulted
the
Scottishmen
,
whiche
at
that
time
were
but
ill
prouided
.
All
this
season
,
and
a
long
whyle
before
,
was
the
right
Honorable
Maister
Doctor
Wilson
(
now
Secretary
to
the
Quéenes
Maiestie
)
Lorde
Embassador
in
Flanders
:
and
two
seuer
all
times
was
sent
in
Embassage
thither
,
at
that
time
,
the
Captayne
of
the
Ile
of
Wight
,
called
Mayster
Edward
Horssey
,
for
to
make
peace
,
and
for
suche
causes
as
pleased
our
Prince
.
Embassadors
were
sente
thither
from
the
Emperoure
,
and
from
the
Electors
and
States
of
Germany
,
and
in
long
debating
of
matters
(
to
the
which
the
Bishop
of
Leeg
came
,
a
great
Segnior
,
and
stoute
Prelate
)
a
peace
was
concluded
,
and
for
the
ioy
thereof
,
I
saw
a
generall
Procession
in
Bruzels
,
where
all
the
Embassadors
and
States
were
(
sauing
the
Embassador
of
Englande
,
and
all
the
Nobilitie
of
Flaunders
)
whiche
made
such
a
shewe
,
and
reached
suche
a
length
in
the
stréetes
,
and
tarried
so
long
there
,
as
was
a
wonder
to
beholde
,
and
the
strangest
viewe
that
hadde
bin
séene
in
that
place
many
yeares
before
,
the
number
of
Gentlemen
was
so
great
,
and
the
common
people
so
many
.
But
all
this
reioycing
turned
to
woe
&
lamentation
within
a
short
term
after
,
for
when
the
Spaniards
wer
gone
,
there
●…ell
out
such
matter
betwéene
the
States
and
Don
Iohn
,
that
the
Spaniards
came
agayne
,
but
not
to
Antwerp
,
for
that
the
States
had
politikely
possessed
,
&
many
other
Townes
before
,
of
great
importance
&
strength
:
and
Don
Iohn
and
his
people
were
assembled
in
Namure
,
&
much
businesse
was
set
abroche
betwéene
these
two
sides
(
after
Don
Iohn
had
bin
triumphantly
receiued
into
Bruzels
)
and
either
of
these
parties
armed
themselues
,
&
wrought
for
their
aduantage
what
pleased
best
their
fancies
,
some
sending
into
Spaine
,
&
some
sending
otherwhere
,
the
necessitie
of
both
their
causes
so
required
,
&
the
troublous
time
they
felt
,
enforced
those
causes
.
The
estates
nowe
beganne
to
leane
to
the
Prince
of
Orange
,
and
deale
throughly
and
playnely
with
him
,
whyche
was
a
greate
strength
vnto
them
,
and
an
occasion
to
reforme
the
rest
of
the
nobilitie
to
drawe
one
kinde
of
way
,
if
they
determined
to
withstande
Don
Iohn
,
as
they
made
shew
they
would
.
But
some
that
made
promise
there
vnto
,
brake
suddayncly
,
and
turned
to
Don
Iohn
,
who
was
leauying
of
a
power
to
inuade
Flaunders
,
and
had
togither
both
footemen
and
Horsemen
,
a
very
gallante
company
,
and
those
were
auntient
and
perfite
Souldioures
,
that
had
serued
many
yeares
in
great
aduentures
and
hazards
.
And
to
speake
as
the
common
fame
wente
(
and
right
wise
and
noble
men
did
report
,
)
Don
Iohn
for
his
owne
person
was
a
wise
and
most
famous
noble
man
,
that
well
was
worthie
(
for
many
good
partes
in
him
)
to
haue
had
the
leading
of
a
Camp
as
great
as
King
Alexanders
army
of
Macedonie
,
whose
men
of
warre
were
at
the
conquering
of
most
parte
of
the
worlde
.
Thus
was
Don
Iohn
and
his
power
in
a
manner
readie
to
marche
,
and
lay
aboute
Namure
,
to
tarrie
the
comming
of
some
such
bands
of
Horsemen
as
he
looked
for
,
and
be
fully
furnished
of
such
things
as
he
wanted
.
The
States
had
in
like
sorte
assembled
a
very
great
armie
,
and
were
as
readie
to
marche
,
as
occasion
fell
out
:
and
knowing
that
their
enimies
must
haue
much
adoe
,
before
they
could
winne
any
Towne
of
credite
,
the
States
determined
to
wéerie
Don
Iohn
,
and
so
by
policie
and
practise
to
striue
with
him
,
rather
than
with
playne
force
and
fight
to
encounter
him
:
for
their
mightie
walled
Townes
were
a
great
blocke
in
Don
Iohns
way
,
whiche
neyther
coulde
bée
wonne
by
their
enimies
,
nor
yet
well
could
be
beséeged
,
but
that
the
States
hadde
a
meane
to
aide
the
Townes
,
and
power
ynough
to
rayse
the
seege
,
and
could
at
any
aduantage
giue
Don
Iohn
battell
,
without
whiche
aduantage
it
were
no
wisedome
to
deale
with
a
strong
and
stout
enimie
.
And
on
that
resolution
stande
the
noblest
Souldioures
now
liuing
.
And
woulde
to
God
that
towardly
Prince
and
good
Gentleman
,
the
King
of
Portingall
,
had
stoode
on
that
poynte
,
whiche
shall
be
spoken
of
in
another
matter
,
God
sparing
me
life
.
But
now
to
my
purpose
I
procéede
.
But
as
the
States
looked
to
take
Don
Iohn
at
aduantage
,
or
awéerie
him
and
his
Souldioures
with
long
warres
and
much
labour
,
Don
Iohn
and
his
company
were
so
well
experimented
with
paynes
,
and
accustomed
so
often
to
suffer
the
miserie
of
warres
,
that
they
had
such
able
mindes
and
bodies
to
endure
and
beare
off
the
burthen
of
aduersitie
,
that
the
states
should
not
easily
that
way
haue
had
their
willes
,
ouer
them
,
although
that
the
Spanyardes
,
by
long
rest
and
delicacie
of
Flaunders
,
were
become
some
what
slouthfull
and
effeminate
:
yet
are
they
of
such
courage
and
complexion
,
when
force
doth
compell
them
to
trudge
&
to
toyle
,
that
straightwayes
,
theyr
nature
is
conuerted
to
their
old
maner
and
custome
,
and
they
coulde
for
a
néede
frame
themselues
to
a
new
trade
of
trauell
.
Whiche
shewes
them
as
well
armed
within
their
mindes
(
where
the
man
is
beste
knowen
)
as
clad
and
defenced
without
,
where
nothing
is
good
,
if
the
minde
set
it
not
forwarde
,
and
maintaine
it
to
the
vttermost
.
And
the
opinion
of
some
souldiers
is
,
both
at
home
and
abroade
,
that
who
so
euer
is
daintie
and
vnseasoned
,
and
can
not
martch
in
hardnesse
,
without
a
bagge
and
a
bottle
,
were
better
be
by
a
warme
fire
,
than
in
a
cold
field
,
&
will
do
more
harme
in
a
little
péece
of
béefe
,
than
he
can
to
good
in
a
great
battaile
,
he
is
so
loaded
with
his
trinkets
,
&
mindes
so
much
his
meat
.
And
although
in
a
splene
I
haue
spoken
of
the
Spaniard
,
(
yet
no
other
than
he
deserues
)
so
haue
I
séene
both
Frenchman
and
Borgonyon
(
and
somé
of
our
owne
nation
besydes
,
)
that
in
the
féelde
are
more
gréedy
of
glorie
,
than
hungry
in
the
house
,
when
a
banquet
is
on
the
table
.
I
must
leaue
off
this
spéech
,
and
follow
another
humor
.
So
Don
Iohn
&
the
states
,
as
you
haue
heard
,
deuised
how
the
one
might
deceiue
the
other
:
and
yet
neyther
of
them
both
ventured
further
than
good
occasion
commanded
them
.
And
in
this
colde
kind
of
seruice
,
the
souldiours
remayned
,
amyd
the
heate
of
Sommer
a
long
season
,
till
Don
Iohns
power
began
to
bidde
the
bace
,
and
by
a
great
mischaunce
tooke
the
power
of
the
states
at
aduantage
,
and
slewe
some
of
them
,
and
hadde
the
reste
in
chace
as
farre
as
they
durste
followe
,
and
so
that
byckering
ended
.
The
states
vpon
this
little
ouerthrow
(
wherin
the
Scottish
bands
had
the
most
hurt
)
attended
both
horsemen
and
footemen
,
out
of
Germanie
,
&
gaue
Don
Iohn
leaue
a
while
to
march
about
a
péece
of
the
Countrey
,
minding
as
soone
as
the
Cassemeer
came
down
,
to
goe
to
the
fielde
agayne
.
And
in
the
mean
time
,
the
states
put
their
people
in
garrisons
.
Their
enemies
hauing
a
little
leasure
&
romth
giuen
them
(
more
for
some
coulorable
cause
,
than
any
constraint
)
began
to
spurre
about
,
and
espy
their
commoditie
:
and
by
sleyght
and
force
(
as
a
camp
can
not
want
neither
of
them
both
)
slipped
into
some
simple
seates
and
townes
,
&
carrying
away
credite
with
them
,
bycause
they
kept
the
fielde
,
were
receiued
into
many
places
,
and
chiefly
into
Louain
.
And
some
such
as
would
vntwist
the
fast
thr●…d
of
Faith
&
Promise
,
became
so
●…pper
of
their
wordes
(
when
they
minded
to
breake
that
the
states
coulde
not
holde
them
:
and
so
after
flickering
fortune
●…hey
fled
,
a
matter
worthy
to
be
touched
,
but
left
off
by
me
,
to
a
riper
iudgemente
,
that
clearelye
can
construe
the
reason
of
these
rotten
causes
.
A
notable
souldier
called
Monsieur
de
la
Moet
,
gouernour
of
Gra●…eling
,
went
from
the
states
at
this
time
(
as
hée
sayd
)
to
keepe
the
town
,
for
the
king
.
And
diuerse
others
as
the
Count
D●…nes
,
Monsieur
Barlymont
,
and
more
than
I
can
name
,
made
their
owne
way
to
go
whether
they
pleased
:
and
for
the
time
,
the
world
in
Flaunders
was
quicke
,
&
dead
:
they
were
in
dolor
and
heauinesse
,
that
had
not
a
light
minde
to
comfort
a
sad
hart
:
for
the
world
was
so
sorrowful
,
or
so
suttle
,
that
a
man
might
not
scarcely
at
that
season
laugh
with
his
friend
,
nor
trust
his
owne
brother
.
For
cunning
and
craft
,
had
put
constancie
out
of
countenaunce
,
and
finesse
,
with
●…icklenesse
,
were
matched
togither
in
one
corner
of
Flaunders
,
or
another
:
and
so
the
world
wagged
,
&
the
weakest
were
thruste
to
the
wall
,
and
the
strongest
coulde
struggle
and
striue
againste
all
things
,
but
the
streame
.
When
time
came
on
to
set
abroch
matters
that
mighte
not
runne
cleare
till
the
lées
were
settled
(
and
Wine
wold
be
knowne
from
vineger
&
Ueriuice
,
)
the
euents
of
weighty
matter
burste
out
,
and
made
euery
man
of
both
the
sids
,
Don
Iohns
,
and
the
states
,
loke
wel
to
their
footing
:
for
of
necessitie
,
and
countreys
cause
(
besides
the
desire
of
fame
&
honour
)
both
these
armies
must
march
,
to
view
the
one
the
other
,
and
in
open
field
,
do
somewhat
for
reputations
sake
,
and
that
they
came
for
.
And
as
farre
as
I
can
iudge
,
prince
Cassemeer
at
this
time
was
not
come
to
the
states
.
Well
,
the
campes
were
in
march
,
and
both
of
them
desirous
to
do
what
best
became
the
time
:
and
among
the
states
,
were
●…repte
(
for
seruice
sake
alone
)
some
English
Gentlemen
,
with
such
bandes
as
they
coulde
happen
vpon
,
and
furnishe
at
their
own
charges
.
And
with
these
English
Gentlemen
,
ioyned
for
good
will
in
the
fielde
,
the
Scottish
regiment
(
as
I
hearde
.
)
And
the
English
had
an
intente
to
march
to
the
Camp
,
of
the
states
.
Don
Iohns
power
hauing
intelligence
therof
,
made
haste
to
preuente
them
,
and
so
the
skirmishe
beganne
,
and
lasted
a
long
season
,
and
for
certainetie
,
had
not
the
Englishe
and
Scottishe
nations
done
theyr
duetie
and
verye
well
withal
,
they
hadde
bene
repulsed
,
and
peraduenture
ouerthrowen
.
I
woulde
praise
and
commende
anye
manne
that
did
well
that
daye
,
but
for
that
I
am
ignoraunt
of
that
which
was
truely
done
,
and
would
be
loath
to
flatter
one
,
and
offend
another
,
I
omitte
al
their
names
,
but
master
Iohn
Norrises
,
for
this
presente
,
til
my
next
booke
of
other
warres
be
printed
and
published
,
at
whiche
time
I
shall
know
the
truth
of
that
I
treate
of
.
The
Casameer
with
a
greate
power
of
horsemen
,
and
footemen
,
was
come
at
this
presente
,
or
in
a
short
while
after
,
and
Don
Iohn
then
was
to
consider
and
aide
the
daunger
might
haue
followed
,
for
his
armye
was
a
great
deale
lesse
in
number
than
the
power
of
the
states
,
and
oftentimes
the
states
were
in
minde
to
besiege
Louaine
,
but
neuer
vnreadie
to
watch
for
the
enemies
,
&
offer
the
battel
,
whyche
was
loked
for
daylye
:
the
Burgonions
side
were
also
well
disposed
,
&
it
was
certainly
thought
,
that
Don
Iohns
side
was
as
gallaunt
.
Nowe
were
pollicies
and
stratagemes
to
bée
séene
.
Nowe
the
shewe
of
warre
,
and
clattering
of
armes
might
be
hard
.
Now
the
poulder
and
bullets
were
prepared
,
and
stoute
and
manly
skirmishes
began
afreshe
,
and
the
souldiers
bespredde
the
plaines
,
as
thicke
as
the
blacke
crowes
,
that
flyes
swarming
out
of
the
wilde
wooddes
:
and
the
whole
people
and
commons
of
Flaunders
thought
they
should
be
rid
of
their
enimies
,
that
so
long
had
enpouershed
their
rich
and
plentifull
countrey
.
For
they
smarted
(
poore
soules
)
that
often
had
bin
spoyled
,
&
they
felt
al
the
wrong
,
that
knewe
not
howe
to
righte
themselues
,
but
by
Gods
grace
,
and
gaping
after
victorie
.
At
this
present
time
,
victualles
began
to
be
maruelous
déere
,
and
after
the
Rutters
and
Casemeeres
company
were
payed
,
money
among
other
bandes
was
harde
to
come
by
,
and
in
that
sort
,
a
verie
long
time
was
spent
and
consumed
,
yet
some
were
relieued
with
that
treasure
the
States
could
spare
:
but
in
fine
,
suche
scarcitie
and
miscrie
came
on
and
fel
among
thousands
,
that
both
sicknesses
and
sodaine
death
ensued
.
And
at
length
,
the
plague
,
(
of
whiche
manye
made
an
ende
of
their
liues
)
was
sparkled
both
in
Campe
and
in
Country
,
&
no
one
place
was
frée
from
one
disease
or
other
,
that
either
stoode
neare
the
Campe
,
or
where
the
sicke
souldiers
repaired
.
And
some
of
our
English
Gentlemen
dropped
downe
in
that
visitation
,
as
Mayster
Thomas
Cobham
,
and
others
,
no
greate
number
.
This
sorrowfull
and
fearefull
sicknesse
as
much
vexed
&
troubled
the
poore
people
,
as
any
miserie
they
felt
,
&
made
the
troubled
conscience
more
afraid
,
than
the
view
of
all
Don
Iohns
power
.
Much
practising
and
working
there
was
for
a
peace
by
oure
Princes
Ambassadors
,
that
were
sorie
to
sée
so
much
bloudshed
and
mischiefe
as
might
fall
oute
vppon
a
battell
.
And
manye
times
peace
was
expected
,
and
likely
to
haue
happened
,
if
Don
Iohn
woulde
haue
agréed
to
any
reasonable
conditions
.
But
in
conclusion
,
Don
Iohn
,
by
a
hope
hée
had
in
some
faction
or
practise
(
either
among
Pater
Noster
men
,
a
company
so
called
,
or
others
fauorers
to
Don
Iohns
doing
)
woulde
not
agrée
to
the
peace
,
nor
do
any
thing
that
stoode
againste
his
determination
.
So
,
continuing
in
a
resolute
minde
,
he
thruste
diuers
bands
of
Spaniardes
,
and
other
souldiours
,
into
such
Townes
and
Fortresses
as
hée
hadde
possessed
,
and
with
suche
power
as
he
had
lefte
,
marched
towardes
Namure
or
those
parties
,
meaning
not
,
as
he
made
shew
therof
,
to
trouble
the
States
any
further
for
a
season
.
There
were
some
that
threw
down
churches
and
vexed
and
troubled
religious
persons
,
againste
whome
rose
a
company
of
Wallons
,
naming
themselues
Pater
Noster
men
,
&
sometimes
encountred
those
that
destroyed
religious
houses
,
&
made
slaughter
on
them
,
as
they
might
make
their
partie
good
:
&
that
matter
is
not
yet
pacifyed
,
for
about
Gaunt
&
other
townes
are
many
that
séeke
to
doe
mischiefe
,
&
namely
to
their
owne
nation
and
countreymen
.
Which
is
a
beginning
of
sorrow
,
&
a
sore
dangerous
thing
to
continue
.
The
power
of
Don
Iohn
in
manye
sortes
of
seruices
hath
done
what
they
coulde
,
to
vistresse
the
bandes
that
the
states
giue
entertainement
too
,
but
the
states
and
their
people
are
,
and
haue
bin
too
strong
for
Don
Iohns
power
.
Sundrie
skirmishes
,
&
oneof
them
before
L●…ine
,
I
could
a
little
write
of
:
but
,
for
that
no
great
thing
was
atchieued
by
them
,
I
lap
them
vp
among
other
matters
,
that
I
neither
haue
occasion
much
to
dilate
off
,
nor
you
are
desirous
to
heare
.
For
,
he
that
shall
write
of
euerye
thing
was
done
,
hadde
néede
to
haue
manye
bodies
,
to
be
in
euerye
place
at
once
,
and
twice
so
many
eies
,
to
note
in
what
order
the
thinges
fell
out
,
or
otherwise
he
maye
misse
of
the
troth
,
as
some
haue
,
that
were
in
the
fielde
when
seruice
was
to
be
séene
,
whose
intelligence
I
hadde
,
and
yet
an
other
in
the
same
company
doth
tell
me
a
contrary
tale
:
For
whiles
one
is
in
the
skirmishe
,
and
another
is
a
forraging
,
they
are
seuecallye
occupyed
,
and
will
make
sundry
discourses
:
and
for
my
owne
parte
,
I
proteste
before
God
,
I
hadde
rather
followe
the
truth
of
the
matter
,
than
the
flatterie
of
the
time
:
so
that
if
anye
error
haue
passed
my
pen
,
it
oughte
to
be
pardonable
,
for
that
I
hate
to
publishe
&
set
out
a
fable
,
and
loue
to
preferre
the
knowledge
and
vnderstanding
of
a
troth
:
and
speaking
of
any
man
or
matter
,
enimy
or
friend
,
I
woulde
yéelde
them
due
praise
and
commendation
,
not
onely
for
to
winne
my
workes
the
more
credite
,
but
lykewise
to
vse
a
kinde
of
duetifull
courteste
,
and
so
to
pay
in
reporte
euery
person
lyuing
,
the
debt
that
I
do
owe
him
.
Nowe
it
is
to
be
vnderstoode
,
that
whiles
Don
Iohn
was
busie
aboute
his
warres
,
the
Quéenes
Maiestie
sente
Embassadours
to
treate
of
amitie
and
peace
,
(
as
you
haue
hearde
before
)
and
the
laste
that
went
ouer
aboute
these
chargeable
affairs
,
were
two
most
honorable
personages
,
the
Lord
Cobham
,
&
sir
Francis
Walsingham
,
on
whom
attended
as
gallant
a
traine
of
Gentlemen
,
as
wente
from
hence
to
Flaunders
these
twenty
yeares
.
And
as
the
true
reporte
goeth
,
these
noble
Embassadoures
helde
and
kepte
suche
chéere
(
in
a
déere
and
scarce
season
for
victualles
)
that
the
like
hathe
not
béene
séene
,
neyther
of
late
,
nor
manye
yeres
agoe
.
And
the
bountie
that
one
of
the
Embassadours
vsed
(
whose
déedes
shall
shewe
his
name
)
out
of
hys
owne
purse
and
francke
liberalitie
,
excéeded
,
and
is
to
be
honoured
for
euer
.
And
when
these
Embassadors
had
laine
there
a
greate
while
,
(
and
finished
that
was
thought
necessarie
&
méete
)
they
returned
to
the
Courte
.
Since
whiche
time
(
as
God
ordaines
all
thinges
)
Don
Iohn
is
dead
,
and
many
other
noble
men
more
.
And
the
plague
is
so
hote
among
the
Spaniardes
,
and
the
rest
that
lies
in
camps
(
as
is
to
bée
proued
)
that
euen
as
a
shephearde
doth
point
oute
his
shéep●…
,
and
●…ulles
out
those
lambens
that
he
sendes
to
the
slaughter
house
:
so
God
(
as
it
séemeth
)
with
his
stretched
out
arme
,
toucheth
whome
hée
pleaseth
,
&
by
the
finger
of
hys
wrath
and
scourge
of
plague
,
●…ings
thousandes
vnderfoote
,
and
tumbles
them
in
their
graue
.
And
this
is
a
thing
maruelously
to
be
noted
(
not
specially
abroade
,
but
wisely
here
at
home
)
that
some
haue
no
power
to
goe
from
the
plague
,
and
some
,
goe
where
they
will
,
the
plague
doeth
followe
them
.
For
it
skippeth
ouer
houses
and
housholdes
,
and
enters
in
their
doores
,
that
maketh
sa●…e
bothe
doores
and
windowes
,
not
brought
altogither
by
infection
of
clothes
and
garmentes
,
but
sent
for
foule
offences
,
by
a
power
past
our
iudgements
,
and
is
to
be
presupposed
a
messenger
of
Gods
anger
,
&
an
Angell
of
yre
,
that
waytes
as
well
on
the
good
,
to
take
them
from
the
badde
&
wicked
of
this
worlde
,
as
followes
the
wicked
,
to
make
Gods
power
knowne
,
and
man
confesse
his
own
faults
&
follie
.
Now
,
if
men
would
looke
narrowly
into
the
sore
affliction
of
Flaunders
,
for
the
space
of
thirty
yeares
,
they
would
thinke
they
haue
had
plagues
ynowe
(
if
God
so
were
pleased
)
besides
the
fearefull
pestilence
it selfe
,
which
of
all
things
is
most
terrible
,
and
yet
the
more
is
the
pitie
,
there
cannot
be
a
worse
plague
among
Christians
,
than
disagréement
,
and
publique
dissention
,
whiche
is
to
bée
feared
hathe
taken
suche
déepe
roote
in
Flaunders
,
that
it
wil
not
,
nor
can
not
be
holpen
,
but
by
the
pollicie
of
puissaunt
Princes
,
and
prayers
of
good
people
.
Thus
farre
haue
I
gone
(
Gentle
Reader
)
to
make
thée
conceiue
howe
mercifully
God
hathe
dealte
with
oure
Countrey
,
and
howe
sharply
our
neighbors
hau●…
bi●…
afflicted
,
in
a
manner
rounde
aboute
vs
,
whiche
I
wil
(
God
willing
)
speake
of
in
an
other
volume
,
if
fauourably
you
can
afoorde
to
giue
this
my
bare
and
barraine
Discourse
youre
good
reporte
,
and
at
the
least
(
for
my
study
and
labor
(
althoughe
you
mislike
it
)
recompence
me
with
silence
,
or
else
,
as
this
was
done
in
little
time
,
so
take
what
leysure
you
list
,
and
write
another
worke
of
more
value
&
weight
,
whiche
I
shall
be
as
gladde
to
giue
commendation
vnto
,
as
I
shall
be
sorie
,
when
I
knowe
these
paines
haue
not
contented
you
:
as
witnesseth
our
liuing
Lorde
,
who
multiply
his
graces
among
vs
,
and
sende
concorde
and
quietnesse
to
the
iarring
and
troubled
state
of
Flaunders
.
Finis
ꝙTHOMAS
CHVRCHYARD
.